Genre:
Sketch comedy
Written by: Lowell Bartholomee
Directed by: Lowell Bartholomee
Performed by: Robert S. Fisher, Judson Jones, Matt Scott,
Mical Trejo, Christa Kimlicko Jones, Ellie McBride and Lowell Bartholomee
Web site: bayou-radio.com
Running time: 80 minutes
In Lowell Bartholomee's blah, blah, blah, eight Texans offer
11 comedy sketches that have a lot more zip than the title suggests.
Borrowing a joke from The Onion, "One Small Step" imagines
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong discussing what to say when they
land on the moon. Aldrin's best suggestion: "Holy shit, we're on
the fucking moon!" "Showtime" takes reality TV to the next level
when Trey and Suzanne meet on a blind date and discover that they
are both filming movies of their lives. ("I have to remember to
say 'Fuck' at least three times a day so I can get a PG-13," Trey
explains.) The final sketch, "Bob's Birthday" about a man who fakes
his own surprise party, is a tour de force which is best left unexplained
here (let's just say it's a must-see). Some of the sketches run
a tad long and a few jokes are overextended, but overall the ideas
are clever, the acting strong and the direction perfectly paced.Ellen
Carpenter
Where: The Black Box at 440 Studios
When: Fri, Aug 13 at 8 p.m.; Mon, Aug 26 at 3 p.m.;
Wed, Aug 18 at 8:15 p.m.; Thu. Aug 19 at 5 p.m.; Sat, Aug 21 at
noon.
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