Bert And Ernie Are Gay review by Bert C. Ennah

Excellent material, superbly written.

Good social commentary, cleverly disguised as witty banter.

Average to abysmal acting.

Put ‘em together and you’ve got Bert And Ernie Are Gay.

Frank is a gay man who, under duress, brings his disapproving family to group therapy. Their out-of-date anti-gay beliefs take on physical representation when Frank’s mother,

- brother, and sister all drag their knuckles on-stage wearing typical Neanderthal animal skins.

Very funny despite the poor acting, Bert And Ernie deserves to be a hit at this Fringe.

The Peacekeeper review by Bert C. Ennah

This show has the best of intentions. Really, it does. Unfortunately, unless you have a

vested interest in the Serb-Bosnian situation in Sarajevo, this one will probably seem like a Poli Sci 120 video.

Characters speak in pseudo- political clichés, and often sound like they’ re reading from text books.

The Peacekeeper tries a number of interesting things, though, and might be your cup of tea. Alas, it’s not mine.

Virtually Nonexistant review by Bert C. Ennah

Wow, what a difficult piece this is. As a performer myself, I look at Ted Cole and say, “Oh, my...”

Cole does this 55-minute one-man show, literally, from another world. We witness his character, Eddy Thomason, as he governs the kingdom that is his basement. Only he doesn’t see it as his basement. Through the latest in virtual reality technology, and of course his state-of-the-art cybersuit, Eddy lives a fantasy life beyond delusion. To him, it is reality.

Cole’s performance is of such intensity that the viewer can’t help but be drawn into his cyberworld.

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Unfortunatély, intensity doesn’t always mean palatibility;-and some people will find this Show

uncomfortable because of it. I, however, ~

thought this was a risky and quality performance by an interesting and diverse performer.

The Happy Cunt review by Jason Kurylo

Weird. Deep. Strange. Good.

All apply to this odd spectacle. Unintentionally (1 think), this show seemed to spoof CATS, as two female genatalia search for their rightful place in the patriarchy that is our society.

Bring your thinking caps to this one. Cunt is not formula nor easy to follow. What it is though, is chock full

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of great visual effects, subtle and not- so-subtle plays on words, and jumps of logic that’ll make you scratch your head.

This is a very Fringe show. Go see it.

At The Water Cooler review by Bert C. Ennah

This is the umpteenth time I’ ve left a show at this fest and said, “Wow, what a Fringey show that was! That was sooooo Fringe...

World’s Greatest Guy stars Shawn Macdonald and Ellie Harvey are excellent in this weird take off on office politics. Don’t expect Chekhov, or anything. Water Cooler runs the gamut from straight commentary on business warfare to out-of-nowhere references to out-of-body assault.

Often hilarious and always bizarre, Water Cooler is just plain fun.

The Legend of Bonefish se Yap Humpty Wank Buc Naked And In Your Face Revue

review by Jason Kurylo

If you wanted, you could stay home and play solitaire. I, however, will be very disappointed if you don’t go see this thoughtful, interesting, and so-strange-I-can’t-stand-it sketch comedy troupe.

They’re not perfect, but they beat the bejeezzus out of Saturday Night Live (of course, so does playing solitaire).

Watch for the Dumb Guy and the Juggling Prowess of Stephen Hawking. They’re a scream.

SPANISH FLY Vancouver Fringe Festival Written by Maureen Medved Directed by Paul Norman

Reviewed by Haroon A. Khan

Quitting smoking is a bitch. Just ask Palmira and Bruno. Two lovers locked in aroom with no cigarettes. Their only company is a meat cleaver, a crusty roll of bread, a half empty bottle of wine and themselves... Maureen Medved’s original play, Spanish Fly, is a

REVIEW OF THE BUTTHOLE TRAUMEDY: SEPTEMBER, 9TH

by Tammy Coombes

Last Friday night myself and two friends attempted to.see a fringe festival show at the Anza club but, like many other shows this year, it was sold out. Alas with a little bit of determination, getting soaked in the rain, and sheer luck, we were let in. ;

The show we saw was the Butthole Traumedy; a one woman feminist stand up comedy written and performed by Frannie Sheridan. Frannie’s performance was smooth, well delivered and well received by both the women and the men in the audience.

Although there were a few moments

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passionate meditation on sex, bulls, psychotherapy, and a secret that carries with it a terrible shame. :

The play could easily have lapsed into a melodramatic morass if not propelled by incendiary performances by Tara Rosling as the tempestuous Palmira and Dan Tinaburri as the frustrated Bruno. Tinaburri is a former DC Theatre alumnus and UBC grad. Expect great things from him in the future. In the meantime see Spanish Fly, it should be a good bet for the Beyond The Fringe orgy at the Cultch.

when the audience was puzzled, . Frannie’s forty minute routine was bold and funny; her witty genitalia jokes along with a Jewish Catholic twist and good interaction with the crowd made this show a success.

The Butthole Traumedy review by Jason Kurylo

Local stand-up comedian Frannie Sheridan packs a six-and-a-half minutes of hilarious genitalia-based comedy into a forty-minute show.

A couple big guffaws, but mostly

- over-rehearsed material that was

probably originated as lively improv. As any comic (or crowd) knows, that magic seldom translates into a successful scripted laugh.