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Brendan Scannell: The Abyss

Solo Theatre · Brendan Scannell · Ages 18+ · 55 mins · United States of America

One Person Show
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brendan scannell: the abyss

Review by JOEL BOOSTER

June 25, 2026 certified reviewer
tagged as: emotional · Hilarious

What I liked

The pace, the joke density, the thoughtfulness and even a bit of world building.

What I didn't like

I think it could all be bigger, the sets and the staging, but that’s a limitation of the festival not Brendan.

My overall impression

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with Brendan for over a decade, and this show is such an incredible distillation of Brendan’s journey as a comedian, son, and brother. His show is at once laugh out loud hilarious and a gut punch emotionally— not an easy needle to thread but Brendan does it effortlessly in this show. If you want to get in on the ground floor of a project that feels like it’s about to launch someone into the stratosphere, catch this show any time you can.

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