I'm Too Fat for This Show

ITFFTS opens with the vibrant panicky actress/comedian Kate Huffman barreling onto stage as if she’s Lucille MaGillicuddy Ricardo, running from the kitchen screaming “Rickey!” as she comically sobs her dilemma to us: Julio, on their 5th date, wants to come over and “cook dinner”; which Kate absolutely knows, but never interferes with a suggestive wink referring to what kind of oven and indeed what kind of dinner stud Julio has in mind. She tells us flat out.

She’s panicking because, although she wouldn’t mind getting some male action, Julio bonking her by way of “cooking” has all sorts of collusion and conflicts with her sub-conscious, cleverly displayed in perfectly timed prerecorded videos of herself, in the guise of her Super-Ego, conversely advising and chiding her Id; and what’s left? The Ego, which Huffman aptly displays like a string of pearls all laid out end to end in the guise of her various incredibly deft original comical characters. Literally worthy of comparison to t

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I’m Too Fat for This Show offers insights into the issues surrounding eating disorders and OCD in a way that no other forum can:

Kate Huffman’s comedic self-awareness and deeply personal storytelling act as tools to create a safe space for audiences to absorb lessons about neuroscience in the developing brain.

Laughter and empathy pave the way for a deeper understanding of the physical and emotional side effects that OCD and body dysmorphia create in children and adults. Humanizing these clinical topics encourages audiences to relate to their own neurosis with more compassion and less fear.

“Funny, heartbreaking, and so very relatable in surprising ways.”

“Impressive, brave, a tad disturbing, and funny.”

“So well-paced, such a perfect mixture of comedy and tragedy. I thought I knew about eating disorders, but I learned a lot.”

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