Sometimes, you just need to take a break and watch a couple of guys fall down a lot.
And you couldn’t ask for a better pair of clowns than Joshua English Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen of Comedy Suitcase.
The Gentlemen’s Pratfall Club
Comedy Suitcase
Venue: TRP
Show Description:
A struggling actor and a cruel French clown battle for the most coveted role in children’s television: Captain Clumsy. The creators of Bob and Reggie Go to Bed bring you an uplifting comedy about falling down.
The Gentlemen's Pratfall Club is a two-person all-ages physical comedy about the joys and dangers of falling down in pursuit of your dreams. It was first produced in 2012 when the creators - Joshua English Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen - were much younger. Thirteen years later, the themes of the show have more depth and the pratfalls more pain.
Comedy Suitcase is a Twin Cities-based theatrical production company dedicated to creating live comedy for all ages. Founded in 2010 by Joshua English Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen, Comedy Suitcase strives to bridge the gap between imaginative theater for children and sophisticated comedy for adults. In the words of Groucho Marx: “A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five!”
Over the last fifteen years, Comedy Suitcase has produced multiple Fringe Festival hits, including: The Harty Boys and The Case of the Limping Platypus, Smothers Brothers Grimm, The Averagers, Intermediate Physical Comedy for Advanced Beginners, and Bob and Reggie Go To Bed.
Genre & Content:
Clowning, Comedy, Physical Theater, Kid Friendly
Warnings:
Crude Humor, Abuse/Physical Violence
I didn’t get to see this show the first time around back in 2012, so I’m looking forward to it.
Previous reviews for this show included:
“Comedy hurts. Well, physical comedy of the slapstick stripe, anyway. Joshua Scrimshaw and Levi Weinhagen prove it in this clever, colorfully written comedy about a desperate-for-work actor trying to fill the slippery shoes of the recently deceased Captain Clumsy and keep his kid-targeted TV show alive.” – Pioneer Press
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“Scrimshaw is fearless in his antics; he is both the Acme steamroller and Wile E. Coyote.” –Twin Cities Daily Planet
Anyone who’s seen Joshua and Levi in any of their previous shows, whether they’re talking as the Harty Boys, or silently clowning as Bob and Reggie, knows they can deliver comedy in many forms.
I was going to say “So if you need a laugh…” but I’m sure we all do so, treat yourself and go see The Gentleman’s Pratfall Club. I certainly am.
Here’s some handy links to my Fringe Top 10, Top 11 to 20 and Returning Favorites lists for this year, as well as all the coverage of this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival.
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