I wasn’t looking to see another storytelling show this festival and wasn’t necessarily expecting it as this was billed as a solo comedy on the ticketing page. I don’t claim to be privy to all of the reasons why an artist chooses the genre tag they do, and most shows live in the in-between spaces, but I really felt this was a storytelling show first before it was a comedy. I am very picky with the types of storytelling shows that I like and it actually ranks pretty low on my list of preferred Fringe genres. Had I known this was a storytelling show, might’ve passed.

Pedantry aside, this artist is very talented. He is extremely well-rehearsed for such a dense script. His performance is charming and energetic.

Around the last third of the show, it started to feel very long. He got me back with the imaginary future action scene, but it wasn’t enough to make me think all 75 minutes of the runtime were put to good use.

The story is not the kind I love for a storytelling show. Didactic, historical, educational. Lightly funny but not my favourite style of humor either. I felt like I was watching a really, really impressive and effusive lecture. I just like something a little more artful or metaphorical from my Fringe plays.