Affably accurate-but-imprecise, he served as an enjoyably unreliable tutor, using the lecture as a framework to spin off into a blend of gameshow, prop comedy, and improvisational music.
Every movement, gesture, and flick of the fan enhances the timing of her jokes and her darkly comedic delivery. The humor is unapologetically black, yet she handles serious topics with irony, allowing the audience to confront difficult subjects through laughter without feeling manipulated or uncomfortable.
It’s a rainy Friday evening outside the Hippodrome, and a crowd has gathered inside Ratas&Kohv, a cozy café-cum-bicycle shop. Tonight, they’re not here for the lattes or the bike locks…
This show is excellent for an array of spectators, appealing to experienced connoisseurs of comedy to those who just want to dip a toe into the scene.
The pacing is dynamic, the transitions are sharp, and each story naturally leads into the next. There is no moment of hesitation, no dragging; it is full speed ahead, and you have to keep up.
Born in the auspicious year 1984, Aleksandr Popov is a Tallinner born and bred – though the Kopli of yesteryear is not what it is today, and far from what it is in the process of becoming.
Hosted by the keenly observational Ann Vaida, it offered an excellent chance to catch a quick bite of several who have shows during the Tallinn Fringe Festival this year.
At the beginning of the Tallinn Fringe, from the program and the show’s listing in Fienta, one performance that immediately caught my eye and intrigued me was Do I Want…
From the very beginning of the show, the performance is direct and clear: the artist explains the setting, the duration, and the fact that the material contains dark humor. He…
Framed by a series of self-posed questions (“Thanks for asking!”), Koch uses hilarious, brutal observations to highlight the hypocrisy and real fears of the ruling classes.