Second City may be coming to town!
Dear [Second City,]
I share your commitment to excellence [in comedy] and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you in person.
Reference available upon request [or insert bj swank's email address here].
Yours sincerely,
thegirl
Remember for next year: you can buy a Fringe superpass for $150. A superpass will let you into all shows. I’m not sure if this special deal is for insiders or anyone who asks for it. You can’t just walk up to the box-office. If interested, you should ask through official channels well in advance.
You can see 16 shows for $134 with a Platinum and Gold card (+ 2 beers). Adding another full-price show to that would be 17 shows at $145, so if my math is right, a $150 superpass becomes worthwhile at 18 shows (unless some of them are 2-for-1s)
Saw “Hangover” tonight and I kept thinking where do I know that Asian actor from? Oh yeah.
By the way, “Hangover” is at a 12-year old boy level. I’m more at a 14-year old level.
2009 Frankie Winners were:
I was bummed I missed My Pregnant Brother. Now I will get a second chance!
The Best Comedy must have been hard to call. I guess I would say Antoine Feval was funnier, and Dance Animal was funner. I’m glad they both got rewarded. Rather a bummer that Uncalled For didn’t make it in, but on the other hand, they are already participating in JFL’s ZooFest, so maybe that had something to do with it?
Congrats to Tuning Venus–Off-Venue A represent! But man, there is a big difference in prize money between this award ($50) and others (up to $1000). It’s like, great show, here’s some money for you to go print your manuscript (in black & white).
Figure Skating is For Little Girls KILLED the 13th Hour on Saturday. No doubt that deserved to win the 13th Hour Award.
I caught Terminal today, a dark comedy about a guy who wants to get himself killed by a hooker. Story of my life!
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We scored a nice little mention in the Hour blog today:
The Without Annette guys are funny. They’ve proved that for years. [...]
The Without Annette girls are pretty funny too.
A prominent reviewer blasted Tuning Venus for not actually featuring the hunk on the poster (see picture to the right). Seriously? Is that what it’s come to? At any rate, I, for one, thought the actor in this play had all the hunkiness of the poster boy and then some. And at least he showed up. The acting in this play is great. The script is lively and quirky. It’s too late to see it, but now you know you missed a good drama.
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The Red Bastard is pretty freakin’ creepy. This was my introduction to bouffon, and yes, Red Bastard is mentioned in the Wikipedia entry for buffon.
While the show featured a lot of physical comedy and political satire, above all Red Bastard intimidates the audience, invades their personal space, subjects them to gross and unpleasant challenges, and puts everyone on notice that they might be next. Some will find this absolutely thrilling, and others squirm-inducing. Your call!
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Antoine Feval is a one-man play. Chris Gibbs, the actor, is charming and very funny. The show is worth seeing just for the constant tangents on which he goes off: reacting to peculiar audience laughter, audience toilet trips, late arrivals, early departures. I have been lucky to see many good shows at the Fringe, and this is one of my favourites.
Highly recommended!
“We Call This Comedy” is a really fun show that had me laughing out loud. The material and delivery seemed fresh and innocent, much like the way I approached the free samosa at the end of the show (my first time). While offering food at your show may seem like a cheap ploy, I can say with certainty that I will be heartily disappointed the next time I go to a comedy show and am not sent home with a delicious pastry filled with magic. It was truly, truly delicious.
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This show is lovely. It is modest and short (just 45 minutes) and looks at the theme of relationships and communication in a unique way. Cute little touches like the actors painting pictures of the scenes during the show, innovative staging, and lascivious use of a sock puppet all make for a good time. Plus, 2 of the actors have awesome accents.
Dance Animal is a big-time feel-good show. I laughed out loud; I don’t do that much. I was impressed that all the monologues were good, not just those crafted by the comedians in the group. The stories, the dances, it was all good and all fun. No single dancer dominated the show. Marc Rowland’s shoulders and biceps look really big when he wears a leotard.
Very Recommended!
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