Mr Chonkers at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) This is unlike any clown show I’ve ever seen. Because it’s not exactly clowning. More like buffoonery. There’s a whole lotta …
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Julia Masli: “CHOOSH!” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2 (out of 5) My friends suggested strongly that I couldn’t leave my first Fringe without seeing at least one bona fide clown show. It …
Continue Reading‘Horror and comedy were a saving grace’: facing her anger gave Elf Lyons the last laugh
Scary movies can exorcise the audience’s own demons but silliness can also help you process rage, says the comedian“Stop being hysterical!” “You are over-reacting!” “Put that watermelon down!” If I had a pound for every time I’d heard one of these rebu…
Continue ReadingCamels, clowns and sex education: what to see at Edinburgh fringe 2021
The festival has shrunk because of Covid but there are plenty of shows in person and online this summer – here’s our pick of the first to be announcedSex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.)What did they miss out in your sex ed at school? Mamoru Iriguchi fills …
Continue ReadingLes Beaux Freres Audition for America’s Got Talent 2021
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re…
Continue ReadingLes Beaux Freres Audition for America’s Got Talent 2021
Who are these two clowns? They’re Les Beaux Frères, aka a French-Canadian duo act who have worked with Cirque du Soleil and Machine de Cirque. Yohann Trépanier and Raphaël Dubé performed on France’s Got Talent in 2014, and now they’re…
Continue ReadingFrom an earth stage to a willow Globe: theatre goes al fresco in the UK
With the reopening of indoor venues delayed, it’s open season for outdoor performances with companies heading out into the sunshineIf you want to watch live theatre in the UK, you currently have two options: go online or into the great outdoors. With s…
Continue ReadingXanadu review – psychedelic circus evokes summer of love
Chiswick House, LondonCal McCrystal brings a woozy vibe to Giffords Circus, though these hippies are versatile performers and formidable athletesWe expect a display of random skills. But this remarkable travelling show from Giffords Circus takes its ti…
Continue ReadingEpisode #262: Natalie Palamides
Natalie Palamides grew up in a small Western Pennsylvania town but could not be contained by convention or conventional wisdom. After an internship with Conan during college, she trained with the Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia, then headed to…
Continue ReadingIt’s the comedy economy, stupid! Elf Lyons on the true cost of standup
After a Franglais Swan Lake, the comic explains economics with sex dolls in ChiffChaff. She talks about loving horror, how guinea pigs helped her through illness and standing up for comedians Elf Lyons loves economics. Or rather, as she warbles to The …
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