Thursday, July 26, 2007

Best of the Fringe - Uptown (Winnipeg)

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Jihad Me At Hello
Obscene But Not Heard --- Venue 4
If you offend easily, this is not the Fringe play for you. Jihad Me At Hello is no-holds barred sketch comedy, as the Calgary-based Obscene But Not Heard trio of Tony Binns, [sic] Trevor Campbell and Nicole Zylstra play Hitler and the Holocaust for laughs, dress up like "retarded Elvis," discuss ball-licking at great length and make Lysol-drinking comments about Winnipeg. Oh yeah - they go there. They're also damn funny. The sketches are short - a smart move that works well. The premises stay fresh, the audience stays entertained, and while the humour might cross the line at times, you're never left squirming for too long. Extra points for ridiculous costumes and overall audacity. - MC

A- ? That's pretty okay with me. Hey, I was an A- student all the way through high school and University and look where it got me! ....oh, right. Here. Hm. Well, it's still pretty good. Oh, and for the record, Peter Strand Rumpel does a damn good Tony Binns impression. NZ

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