I saw this clown show tonight which made me really fucking angry. I guess the tipoff should have been when they came out sans makeup AND noses at the beginning(makeup I could handle, noses-well, where I come from a clown without a nose is nothing) but I gave it a shot anyway. Well these two morons spent an hour being physically clever and running and jumping around while doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHATSOFUCKINGEVER!!!! It made me want to strangle myself, then them, not in that order. Clown is supposed to be about taking us into their world...not about acknowledging you're on a stage under lights. With any sort of performance, really, don't you have to tell SOME sort of story? Even Beckett in Godot takes us somewhere. Seinfeld was supposed to be a show about nothing, but hanging out in a chinese restaurant waiting for a table is still something...here's a tip for aspiring performers: commenting on theatrical conventions repeatedly is not something. It's less than nothing. It is nil. And it's the second time during this Fringe festival I've seen a show where the majority of the time is spent doing nada.
The third time, I may just punch someone.
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That does sound completely awful. I am sorry you had to experience such a horrid show!
I had more fun watching YOU watch the show than watching the show itself.
Well, that's no surprise Deb. I am endlessly entertaining when being crotchety.
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