By Ernest Kearney — Catastrophe!, which played two nights at The Lounge in Hollywood, is unfortunately the mos
t aptly named show of this year’s Fringe.
The resume “clown” Hank Curry offers in his program is impressive. His short, maladroit, ill-conceived and, at times, inexplicable show is anything but.
In eight brief skits bearing such titles as “The Pianist,” “The Circus,” “The Penny” Curry attempts to convey the same existential, everyman slapstick that Jacques Tati did. Sadly, while his sensibilities may be attuned to the French mime and director who starred in such films as Mon Oncle and Play Time, Curry hasn’t even the minimum of chops to pull off the level of “clowning” required.
His efforts were a dismal failure with his audience, but not an affront to them, and this only earns
him a –
BRONZE MEDAL
There are no more shows scheduled for Catastrophe! at this time.
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