Comments on: 08 Fringe: “Clown at Work”

By: Hope

Hope — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:38:39 +0000

Yay! I’m glad that you and your family had a good time at this show, John. I laughed, too, when I read the part about your son, but as you say, sometimes things like that just happen.

Thanks, as always, for reading and commenting.

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:54:11 +0000

Well, the kids and I made it to the Saturday show, with Grandma in tow. We arrived early & were able to sit in the front row! I really just wanted the kids to be able to see well & didn’t think about being part of the show. But, I didn’t resist when I was pulled on stage. It was fun.

A while later, my four year old son was also escorted onto stage. I have to say that he’s tall for his age, so he looks like he’s six or so. For some inexplicable reason, he proceeded to hold onto the clown’s spool with one hand and his own ‘spool’ with the other hand! It was one of those moments where you grimace as a parent. He wouldn’t let go & the audience was howling. I laughed so hard that I cried.

The show was wonderfully sweet and very funny. Brent is gifted and we enjoyed the show as much as we hoped we would. Too many times, we hear great things about a show, raise our expectations, and are disappointed. This show delivered! Great job.

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:40:41 +0000

I agree, Croft. I just got home from seeing “A Clown at Work” as my last show of the 2008 Fringe. (I paid to get in this time, rather than using my media pass.) Brent’s show was SO MUCH FUN, again!

I loved your “Stinky Flowers” show, too, by the way (as you know, I hope!)

Thanks for reading my blog and leaving a comment!

By: Croft

Croft — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:50:49 +0000

Brent is seriously talented – I admire the way he builds his act, starting with one simple discovery which snowballs into incredible feats.

I saw his Wednesday show – I heard about the heckler from hell – well, he had just the sweetest angel of a girl to help him that night, and the entire audience collectively fell head over heels for him. He was video taping that night… I hope he posts a clip of that show!

I highly recommend him and his work – he is a clown of the first order – better than circue du soleil by far.

By: Hope

Hope — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:31:25 +0000

As always, thanks for your comments, John. The Child Heckler from Hell that I mentioned looked to be in upper elementary school, or maybe even middle school. Old enough, anyway, to be able to control herself more than she did.

I think what annoyed me most was that after the show was over, she went up to the Clown and held out her hand, saying, “Ahem! aHEM! Where’s my candy?” She actually SAID that! He had handed out a Tootsie Pop to some of the people who had helped him during his show.

He tried to ignore her at first, but then had to shout, “I don’t have any!” before she finally left.

Anyway, good luck with your twins. I don’t know them, obviously, but I bet they will be enthralled by the Clown at Work.

By: John

John — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:59:12 +0000

I’m planning to take my kids to this see Clown at Work on Saturday at 1:30. As a parent of 4 year old twins, I just want to say that you can’t always control kids. At the same time, one disturbance at the show and they’ll promptly be removed so as not to distract others. That said, it sounds like we’d become part of the show if I tried removing a fussy kid. I’m fairly strict, so I think they’ll be good. We’ll see.