BITCHES WITH BAGGAGE (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

BITCHES WITH BAGGAGE (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

The Fringe provides a place for emerging artists to show their work, so good for young actors Samantha Kerr and Hikari Terasawa for writing their own script and performing it at the Fringe. To be blunt, Bitches with Baggage wasn’t rich enough to sustain my interest,...
40-YEAR-OLD PUBERTY (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

40-YEAR-OLD PUBERTY (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

Ti Malik Coleman’s opening performance at the Vancouver Fringe was a love fest, and I’m one hundred percent certain that’s going to continue for the rest of the run. That’s partly because, from the opening seconds of this stand-up/storytelling routine, you can tell...
2 QUEENS. 2 BARS. 55 YEARS. (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

2 QUEENS. 2 BARS. 55 YEARS. (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

It’s good to be reminded of what else the Fringe can be. In the early days of the Vancouver Fringe, which launched 40 years ago, there was a whole lot more thematically challenging material on offer and much more solid dramatic writing. Since then, the Fringe has...
BRUNCH: A COMEDY SHOW (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

BRUNCH: A COMEDY SHOW (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

I wasn’t having nearly as much fun as many of the folks around me seemed to be having. The premise of this offering from the duo called Brunch is that they’re performing sketch comedy — in 1424 — so most of the jokes are anachronisms and some of them are pretty good....
JIMMY HOGG: THE POTATO KING (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

JIMMY HOGG: THE POTATO KING (VANCOUVER FRINGE)

Jimmy Hogg is a master. And yes, I do mean that in a mildly kinky — and entirely pleasurable — way. Hogg’s delivery in the stand-up/storytelling of The Potato King is almost furiously energetic. He rants, he yells. He gets your attention. And he goes on hilariously...