REVIEW: DIVERSITY SHREDDER, CHARLENE KAYE
In Diversity Shredder, Charlene Kaye’s energy is palpable and unrelenting. She really does pack every minute of the show with material, with applaudable showmanship. The show follows Kaye on a journey of discovery to find her own musical identity, starting with a history of Asian American music – including the problematic depictions of asians in The Vapors’ music – to K-pop hitting the mainstream and accomplishing world domination.
REVIEW: I WAS 22 AND STUNNING, MAIA TASSALINI
Maia Tassalini’s debut Fringe show is a mile-a-minute, pink and sparkle infested, joyous hour. Coquettishly self aware, Tassalini’s stand up style mixes the high-speed energy of a chronically-online gen z, with the confident air of a glamorous older sister, an identity we are told was formed being raised at the kids table of gay weddings every weekend of her childhood.
REVIEW: SORRY, JENNY GORELICK
Fast-paced and cleverly written without missing a beat (especially when it comes to grammar), NYC based comic Jenny Gorelick’s debut hour covers all the trials facing millennial straight women today; the ‘ideal’ 5-year-plan, the relationship labour imbalance for women, and whether serial killers would actually make more dedicated boyfriends.
Review: Izzy Goessens’ Crumble
A Hilariously Raw Post-Mortem on Modern Heartbreak If you’ve ever found yourself doom-scrolling through your own sent folder at 3:00 AM, Izzy Goessens’ Crumble will feel like a personal attack in the best way possible. Taking the wreckage of a long-term breakup, she performs a high-energy “comedy autopsy” that is as intellectually sharp as it […]
Review: Bed Boy, Celine Kuklowsky
French American comic Celine Kuklowsky (@celinekuk) is, in their own words, a gluten-and-lactose-free, socialist, with a sugar-baby, which they admit, is the epitome of everything the far-right are so angry about. Performing a WIP of their newest hour show Bed Boy at Top Secret Comedy club last night, Kuklowsky’s comedy is quick, satirical and easy […]
The delightful Dillie Keane
In order to bring you a well-rounded review of Dillie Keane’s solo show, I did the near unthinkable and took a man with me. Yes, I know. Apologies to any of you who accidentally dropped a monocle into a cup of tea. Dillie’s London run of the show is at The Pheasantry, on the King’s […]
