| “The world
underwhelms Tom X. Chao. . . . Chao is a party pooper of
the first order, and his humor stands sentinel on the wall of
dispassionate observation. . . . The dynamic here . . . is explored
with irreverence and wit. . . . He is a talent worth following, a
comedian whose unique delivery sharply jabs the ridiculous and mundane.” --NYTheatre.com |
|
"Chao's a funny, sarcastic, dry urban hipster.
The show
is a fine collection of weirdness that isn't getting the crowds it
needs and deserves." |
| "[Chao] offers up a surreal, sophisticated, but decidedly
dyspeptic
kind of humour here. Imagine Monty Python after an especially bitter
divorce. . . . Co-performer Erin A. Leahy, who performs the
titular 'dramatic exercise,' mitigates Chao's dark presence like sweet
cream in coffee." --Winnipeg Free Press |
| "Chao is a funny man. . . . Fresh-faced Erin A. Leahy is a
perfect foil, and Chao’s drollness and dark, hip sketches are smart and
subversive . . . " --Uptown (Winnipeg) [link fixed 6/15/2006] |
| "The sketches have a bizarre sensibility that you might find
in a
funny graphic novel. . . . Comedy fans should certainly give it a
try." --CBC.ca/Manitoba (page includes audience comments; also see our video preview in QuickTime or Real formats.) |
| "Chao delivers his
rhythmic
rants in a gravelly, frustrated deadpan, a mixture of Tom
Waits and Steven Wright. . . . His is
the kind of anti-comedy
that will make certain members of the audience laugh uproariously. . .
.
My favourite of the scenes was Lunch in Los Angeles, which
featured
a depressed police psychic and his assistant Ms. Torney-Punta. How can
you
not like a guy who names his characters like that?" --The National Post (Toronto) [link currently broken 6/15/2006] |
| “Tom X. Chao's detached delivery is reminiscent of great
comics like Mitch Hedberg and Stephen Wright.” --Eye Weekly (Toronto) |
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