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The Funny Tonne

If You Can't Say Anything Nice

If You Can't Say Anything Nice

    

We’ve caught Chloe in the midst of a reckoning with rage, anger, and the elderly audience members who cross their arms in the front row. Chloe’s therapist reckons they have an anger problem, but they think being angry’s pretty fun. By their own admission, Chloe has two types of audience members: soccer fellas and genderqueers. Their jokes, perfectly crafted for those two groups, riff on gender, sex, and football (the European kind). It’s crude and infectiously funny and their crowd work brings them into a tight camaraderie with the audience. Chloe gets at the consequences of bringing anger into the world and the reflections they serve are poignant and hilarious. An intimate and friendly night full of teasing banter. 

Reviewed by Ryan Hamilton

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