Comedy

Does anyone really trust the Suggestor Guy? Philly Fringe 2008

Here we go, ladies and gents, with another exciting edition of “What the Hell Should I See At Philly Fringe Tomorrow?” Since you’ve come to me for advice, you really must be in bad shape. Lucky for you that I hand out suggestions fast and loose, with hardly a thought as to the permanent damage it could cause to the unsuspecting recipient.

As the official Philly Fringe Suggestor Guy, here are three choices that I am absolutely, positively sure will rock your world in an entirely nihilistic fashion on Friday, August 29, 2008.

Tech.logic (The Playground at the Adrienne @ 6:30pm, tickets $15)
www.pafringe.com/2008/details.cfm?id=5841
My Documents, MySpace, My Friends, My Music. Welcome to iLiving, land of monthly service contracts and .99 cent downloadable tunes, where John Q. Citizen tries to decide if technology is friend, foe, or enabler of the lazy. This highly enthused interdisciplinary journey kicks open the door to the technology conversation between disparate groups and explores the notion of being connected.

Dramamine High (The Shubin Theatre @ 8:00 pm, tickets $15)
www.pafringe.com/2008/details.cfm?id=5423
The Drama Club learns that there will be no high school musical unless they can recruit the in-crowd to take the stage. The Breakfast Club re-visited as jocks, nerds, stoners, cheerleaders, snobs, and dweebs collide in this musical comedy obsessed with teen clichés, which begs the question: Is a clichéd obsessed performance automatically clichéd itself? Go and find out and report back to me!

The Giant Squid (Disque Hall, Drexel University @ 10:00 pm, tickets $10)
www.pafringe.com/2008/details.cfm?id=5469
Crypto-zoology-horror-comedy at it’s finest! The masterminds behind last year’s Jersey Devil have wrought a brand new terror upon audiences this time around. It’s a sea beast for ages, raging up from the bottom of time. Obviously, if you have to ask questions, you’re not really into the spirit of the thing. Just grab your rubber mask and go!

Heh, heh, heh. If that doesn’t cause an auto-lobotomy, check back tomorrow and I’ll give it another shot. See ya!

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