SKETCHPROV HOUSTON STAPLE BRINGS DEBUT SOLO SHOW "DOOFUS" AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE

DOOFUS

Los Angeles, CA –
Alt-comedy Houston staple Cole Triplett makes their solo debut with Doofus at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. After a decade of pioneering comedy that pushes the limits of sketch and improv, Triplett delivers a theatrical experience that is both hilarious, innovative and unexpectedly moving.

This solo clown performance arrives at Fringe with a sharply bouffon, self-aware edge: a charismatic yet deeply flawed landlord takes center stage in a darkly humorous exploration of desire, power, and contradiction. Blending satire with vulnerability, the show leans into the tension of being drawn to exactly the kind of person you know you should resist.

With heightened physicality and absurdist flair, Triplett embodies a character who is as magnetic as he is morally questionable—inviting audiences to laugh, cringe, and perhaps recognize their own complicated impulses.

Bold, unfiltered, and unapologetically funny, this late-night Fringe offering embraces messiness, challenges assumptions, and delivers big laughs with a provocative twist.
Don’t miss Doofus at the Hollywood Fringe Festival—a standout new work from a bold and inventive comedic voice.

VENUE and PERFORMANCES
Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Performance Dates: 55 minutes running time
Thurs, June 4 7:30pm | Fri, June 12 10pm | Sun, June 14 11pm | Sun, June 21 5pm |
Sat, June 27 6pm

General admission: $15.00
Ticket Link: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13199?tab=tickets

BIO
Cole Triplett is a writer, improviser, and clown whose analog brand of brain rot shines brightest live on stage. Their journey began in the Houston comedy scene, where they infused “sketch-prov” into every show they produced until they moved to LA and realized that was clown!

In between, they cut their teeth on house teams and at sketch institutions like The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, The Groundlings Theatre, and Second City Chicago.

For the last 10 years, Cole has performed across the country including New York, Chicago, Austin, and Hartford. They are over the moon to finally be debuting their solo show, Doofus, influenced by all the people and places they’ve loved and collected.

For more information:
🌐 https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13199
coletrippy 📧 coledtriplettgmail.com