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Tag: Sam Morrison

Sam Morrison: DUCK – Gilded Balloon Teviot
Scotland

Sam Morrison: DUCK – Gilded Balloon Teviot

Written and performed by Sam Morrison   Sam Morrison kicked off his fourth solo performance at the Edinburgh Fringe with his uniquely titled show DUCK. Sam is an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe American comedian who featured on Late Night with Seth Meyers Comedy Central. He is the Named Just for Laughs New Face and his show “Sugar Daddy presented by Billy Porter and Alan Cummings, extended its run off Broadway four times and transferred to off West End in London”.   DUCK the feathered winged and web feet variety have unusual spiral vaginas and given that their main purpose biologically is to survive, reproduce and pass on their genes. It seems a perfect comedic launchpad to explore the evolutionary science of reproductive practice of other animal species, including humans. D...
Sugar Daddy – Underbelly Boulevard Soho
London

Sugar Daddy – Underbelly Boulevard Soho

Some comedy shows aim simply to entertain. ‘Sugar Daddy’, written and solo-performed by comedian Sam Morrison, does something far rarer, it makes an audience laugh until their cheeks ache, and then quietly reminds them how fragile and beautiful love and life can be, it delivers a comedy punchline and at the same time, leaves an emotional wound. Performed at Underbelly Boulevard Soho, Morrison’s one-man show begins with the easy rhythm of stand-up. He has high energy levels, bounds around the stage with a burst of nervous enthusiasm, the kind that feels wonderfully unpolished and instantly human. You can tell early on that he is deeply connected to his story and wants to tell it. That slightly anxious energy becomes part of the charm of this piece. Morrison does not hide behind the safet...