Something Rotten!
Shakespeare had competition. He lost.
Tag: Parody
Disenchanted!
Disney princesses aren’t so happily ever, after after all.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A zany Sherlock Holmes parody hits on all the right clues.
Ben Hur
A four person production of the epic “Ben Hur” end with disastrous and comedic results.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Chekov’s tale of family disintegration reappears in the late 20th century.
The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful
Two men play 8 characters, and a staff of stage hand ghosts build a campy comedy of British faded nobility banished to the moorlands for the crimes of poverty and aristocracy.
She Kills Monsters
A woman discovers the truth about here dead sister through the magic of D&D.
Star Trek: Abduction
Mozart’s “Abduction From The Seraglio” beams into the 23rd Century in this wildly inventive opera for the future.
Orlando Fringe Festival 2018 – Day 4
Notes and quotes on the fourth day of 2018 Orlando Fringe.
Orlando Fringe Festival 2018 – Day 3
Notes and quotes on the third day of 2018 Orlando Fringe.
Bat Pussy
Mind-boggling early ’70s adult movie where two people attempt to have sex while insulting each other, then try to film their escapades, bringing down the wrath of superhero Bat Pussy.
Beach Blanket Bongo
A post modern take on the old Frankie and Annette beach movies.
The Upper Crust
Delusions of Grandeur (Red Eye Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Return of the Killer Tomatoes
The tomatoes return and boy, has the pizza business changed without them. It’s silly, sci-fi and almost as fun as the original.
Peelander-Z
Metalander-Z (Chicken Ranch). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Superf*ckers
James Kochalka’s Superf*ckers is a raunchy, dark, proudly toilet-humored takedown of every superhero team going. Matthew Moyer recommends you keep this one out of kids’ reach.
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America
A pseudo pseudo-documentary about aliens living in the hollow earth and their ties to the CIA and Fidel Castro. Carl F Gauze knows for a fact that tinfoil makes the most comfy of hats.
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
Seven years of loving volunteer work produces an excellent Star Trek parody. Carl F Gauze thinks it’s about time.
UHF
Don’t change that channel, don’t touch that dial – “Weird Al” Yankovic’s cult classic UHF has finally come to DVD! Julio Diaz picked up a copy on the way home from Spatula City…
Fred Durst Joins the Club
In a shocking endorsement deal, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst reveals that he’s not only the Hair Club For Men’s new spokesman, he’s also a member. Daniel L. Mitchell gets to the root of the matter.
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