The 7th Annual One-Man Show World Championships

So I have seen this show three times and I would go again. Hilarity doesn't just ensue, it dominates your soul via the aggressive stylings of the contestants! The writing is grand, the actors perfectly cast, and even the tech nerds of the world get to vicariously experience their deepest fantasies. This show satirizes one man shows, which by their very definition dance on the edge of self-absorption. Jim Hannah gleefully pushes the genre over this edge while cleverly laying out his viewpoint of the world through his comedy. There is a message here if you can focus through your own laughter long enough to hear it. Well done. ... full review

Jim Hanna's spirited take-down of solo shows is the perfect antidote to any Fringe binge of this notoriously self-absorbed genre. In 7th Annual, four regional finalists must compete to be named the best in the "tourney of the journeys." The show highlights all the earmarks of a bad solo show and makes them requirements for entering the competition: Shows face disqualification if they do not contain a spiritual and geographical journey and struggles with sex, amongst other increasingly specific and amusing cliches that I will not spoil here. The show opens with a bang... Please read the rest of the review at <a href="http://cinesnatch.blogspot.com/2015/06/2015-hollywood-fringe-7th-annual-one.html">Cinesnatch</a>... full review

Jim Hanna's sharply satirical script reveals the dreams and desires of the four regional One-Man Show Finalists as they compete for the coveted title of One-Man Show Champion in Omaha. See my complete review at "original article."... full review

I'm in agreement with all the positive reviews of this very funny farce. One-person shows are ripe for spoofing, but since so many farces become forced, they aren't grounded in reality; luckily, The 7th Annual One-Man Show World Championships is. Although the context--a "Best Of" line-up of parodied acts--has been seen before, the difference here is in the writing by Jim Hanna (who also offers the best performance of the night). His four contestants, whether egotistical and self-absorbed or unaware of how they come off, are all perfect prototypes of solo players at the fringe. So, too, is the fawning host, who loves everything about everyone. My only concern here is that Caitlin Rucker--who is an amazing one-woman shoe BEHIND the scenes, and... full review