This has to be a Coincidence – Needs Some Skepticism
By Ernest Kearney — Hanoch Serebrenik is a very funny soul. His comic timing and his mannerisms display that happy combination of talent and experience.
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‘Pain In My Asperger’s’ — Musical Hijinks, Trumps Life’s Adversity
By Ernest Kearney — Writer/Performer and Composer Jeremy Ebenstein was diagnosed with high functioning Asperger’s Syndrome early on in life.
‘Afghanistan Is Not Funny’ – It Is Riveting, Painful and Honest
By Ernest Kearney — British Comedian and Playwright Henry Naylor set off to Afghanistan to gather material for his play "Finding Bin Laden," and somewhere along the way found his own humanity.
‘Beautiful Monsterz’ – The Cancer of Celebrityhood
By Ernest Kearney — Steve Vlasak’s shows are nothing if not ambitious. This was as apparent in his earlier Hollywood Fringe production of "Nights at the Algonquin Round Table" (HFF’17), as it is in his latest effort "Beautiful Monsterz" (HFF’22).
‘Something in the Air’ – Nothing On The Stage
By Ernest Kearney — After a “successful workshop” production, a group of CalArts students have brought "Something in the Air" to HFF22. After seeing it I’m afraid I must question just who told them their workshop staging was “successful.”
‘Mr. Malcolm’s Music Factory’ – Music for the Young Masses
By Ernest Kearney — Legendary rocker Joe Cocker was being interviewed once very early in his career when the BBC reporter asked him what he would have done if he hadn’t become a musician
‘My Name is Thileepan’ – A Tragic History Badly Told
By Ernest Kearney — Ahash Francis, has chosen a subject for his one-man show that is a fascinating and tragic figure from the history of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
‘The Undiscovered Country…’ A Return Ticket from a One Way Trip
By Ernest Kearney — Larry Davidson’s one-man show, “The Undiscovered Country – A Skeptic’s Guide to the Afterlife” is rife with gimmicks – puppets, magic tricks, Judge “Jewry,” multi-medium, tarot cards and audience participation.
‘Breed Or Bust’ — Honesty and Humor Win the Day
By Ernest Kearney — It cannot be said that Joyful Raven’s “Breed or Bust” is a beautifully written piece chronicling one woman’s struggles against the tyranny of a patriarchal society attempting to dictate its control over her body.
‘Best Wife Ever!’ — Comedy Gold, but Fringe Silver
By Ernest Kearney — Cat Alvarado is a young comedian with lovely plumes in her bonnet. Unfortunately, her one-woman show "Best Wife Ever" is a comedy routine masquerading as a solo piece.