Reviewing The Free Press 2
By Benji Rothman		Happy Capybara Productions - Winnipeg, MB
V.24 - Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 
The Winnipeg Free Press has run amok, reviewing each and every Fringe show over the past two decades without consequence or recourse. Now, it's their turn… again. In this refurbished work that debuted at last year's Winnipeg Fringe, Benji Rothman once again takes the Winnipeg Free Press to task. In this (mostly) new, (hopefully) hilarious 45-minute show, Rothman dives deep into their past and exposes their faulty journalism, imbalanced reporting and, of course, embarrassing typos.

 		Show Info:
45 minutes
Genre:
Sketch

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Mild Language

Hard of hearing / Deaf, English as a new language		Wed July 16 7:30 PM
Thu July 17 7:30 PM
Fri July 18 7:30 PM
Sat July 19 7:30 PM
Sun July 20 1:00 PM
Tue July 22 7:30 PM
Wed July 23 7:30 PM
Thu July 24 7:30 PM
Fri July 25 7:30 PM
Sat July 26 7:30 PM
Sun July 27 1:00 PM

Reviewing The Free Press 2

Happy Capybara Productions—Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

The “2” felt a bit misleading with this show. I saw the original late in its run last year, so even most of the new bits (about last year’s review, for example) had already been incorporated. It also didn’t flow quite as smoothly as last year, though it’s quite possible for that to be chocked up to opening night jitters. All that being said, this is genuinely a funny show, and a somewhat vindicating take down of the crushers-of-dreams that many reviewers are. I have no doubt this run will become more polished as it goes along, and if you didn’t get the chance to see the show last year, I would strongly recommend taking this opportunity to do so.

Jordan Phillips