Jersey Devil: A Dead Dad Comedy

Hal delivers an incredible performance chronicling dark topics while guiding the audience to outrageously funny moments. A must see!... full review

Hal is an incredible performer and storyteller. He made me laugh and feel a lot of connection to his life. Could not recommend more.... full review

If you’ve ever had a father, this show is for you - fatally funny & titanically triumphant.... full review

Awesome show with brilliant characters! Definitely go see this show! ... full review

With a courageous and rip-roaringly funny self awareness, Hal Rudnick’s “A Dead Dad Comedy” takes the audience on a rollercoaster of a journey into a tumultuous childhood with his father that is stranger than fiction. It is dark comedy at its finest and the portrait of a relationship that was complex, hilarious, at times terrifying, but not without tenderness. ... full review

Phenomenal and hilarious performance from Hal Rudnick. The show tackles some dark subjects but does it with grace and non-stop laughs throughout the entire journey, and with a poignant wisdom to it. ... full review

A tour de force performance by Hal recounting his lived experiences. Meticulously-crafted, well-paced, with many big laughs throughout, JERSEY DEVIL will surprise you, even if you know what to expect going in. ... full review

Jersey Devil: A Dead Dad Comedy is a hilarious, fascinating, and even poignant one-man show. I cannot recommend it highly enough! Hal Rudnick takes his harrowing childhood memories of his “complicated” dad and turns them into a comedy whirlwind that elicited near-constant laughter and innumerable shocked gasps from the audience. Hal’s charismatic performance frees the audience to commiserate and laugh along with him at events that must have been terrible at the time. There’s also a lot of heart to this show. It’s obvious that Hal and his dad shared a deep bond and that Hal loved him despite his many failings. Truly a must-see show at Fringe!... full review

Hal Rudnick has put together an extremely funny, occasionally gross, always emotionally honest narrative that can’t be missed. Rarely will you get to hear about such an unbelievably difficult upbringing told with this degree of vision and hilarity. ... full review

Hilarious and horrifying. Hal’s shocking tales of his father are nothing short of riveting, and the way he weaves them together creates a rich, complicated narrative of a son coming to terms with his difficult dad. Best of Fringe!... full review