Tom X. Chao: Press quotes

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"One of the smartest and most original anti-comedians around . . . Tom X. Chao is a talent worth checking out."--Theatermania

 
"Hilariously angsty writer-performer Tom X. Chao presents two works in repertory . . . Misery and self-loathing haven't been this funny since Dostoyevsky quit his stand-up routine."--Time Out New York

 
Can't Get Started is "endearing . . . Chao performs several congenial characters . . . His self-obsession is balanced by the omnipresence of charming Eve Kerrigan, a shrewd alter ego . . ."--The Village Voice

 
Can't Get Started "really was one of the funniest plays I have seen in years . . .
For a scant $15 it was well worth it."--Krimson-News.com

 
"I stumbled on [The Negative Energy Field] and felt like I'd finally found the fringe in the Fringe Festival. It was grim, weird, funny, and chillingly perceptive . . . turns St. Marks Place into Bleaker Street"--OffOffOff.com

 
Tom Chao is "one of the funniest writers on contemporary male uncertainty that we've seen in a long time."
--Matthew Finch, WBAI

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