AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY

A NoHo Arts theatre review of “Afghanistan Is Not Funny,” written and performed by Henry Naylor, and produced by Fringe Management at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. Henry Naylor is a UK comedian and three-time Edinburgh Fringe First winner, which is pretty rare. Winning the Edinburgh Fringe, not being a comedian in the UK. The persistent rain and cold make conditions perfect for the preponderance of comedians. But Henry is rarer still in that he is a playwright who has been nominated and awarded dozens of international awards, including France’s most prestigious award for the arts, The Globes De Cristal. His plays have run Off Broadway and been translated into eight languages. This play, “Afghanistan Is Not Funny” is an accoun... full review

Engaging, funny, and thought-provoking ride of his adventures and lessons learned during and after his trip to Afghanistan, that throws you into a pit of guilt, compassion, and astonishment at the end. ... full review

Darkly funny, moves at a clip, interesting and important. Be warned, Henry Naylor's self deprecation is so funny and self aware, you might end the show in a pit of your own despair. ... full review

Powerful and engaging story. Fiercely compassionate. ... full review

Really thoughtful, moving performance. Enjoyed every minute. Entertaining and funny and had me laughing out loud while at the same times made me leave with a heavy heart. Brilliant acting. One of our favorite shows ever. ... full review

This is a wow of a story.... full review

As deeply informative as it is darkly funny, in this crisp, sharp performance Henry manages to examine his own privilege while he slowly exposes the audience to increasing levels of empathy as his own experiences open up his Western eyes to the bigger picture.... full review

I enjoyed the show. It was well worth my time. I’m quite familiar with the tragedy of Afghanistan and the topic is one that is very important to me. Loved the venue as I found it to be intimate and effective for this type of performance, a one man show depicting the absurdity, gross tragedy and horror of the invasion of Afghanistan. ... full review

Funny, poignant, and very well done. Not a dull moment and somehow very harrowing even with the humor sprinkled in.... full review

A remarkably intelligent script about one man descent into the hell of war.... Full review to follow on theTVolution.com... full review