Will Franken, the unique, critically acclaimed satirist and high-speed, quick-change character comedian returns to the UK with his London debut at The Soho Theatre from 28th February to 9th March 2013. His unique form of theatrical comedy is all contained in his one-man sketch roller coaster of mind-blowing and gut-busting hilarity.
See Will’s never-ending quest to illustrate the comedic pitfalls of the perceived reality by utilizing his uncanny acting ability, razor-sharp wit, and general disdain for political correctness.
Will employs his prolific and fevered imagination to bring to life such alternate comedic realities as parents of pick-axe murdered children forming their own specialized support group (POPAMC) to keep out the parents of fire-axe murdered children (POFAMC); Stephen Hawking expressing gratitude at an AA meeting as he no longer “needs to get high to discuss the event horizon”; and a well-meaning but misguided Victorian-era social worker distributing condoms to protect prostitutes from Jack the Ripper – all this and much more as Franken ‘flits in and out of personas – so restlessly, in fact, that it starts to look like a psychiatric condition’ (The Guardian)
Named Best Comedian by the San Francisco Weekly and “Best Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs” by the Bay Guardian, Will is a one-man “Monty Python's Flying Circus” served American style. He has appeared on BBC America's The World Stands Up and has been featured in numerous international comedy festivals including Montreal's prestigious Just For Laughs. In the USA, his solo show ‘Good Luck With It’ debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival to rave reviews by the New York Times, and ran at San Francisco’s Marsh Theatre. In the UK, ‘Things We Did Before Reality’ debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to rave reviews across the board, before transferring to London’s Soho Theatre this spring.
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