From Fringe 2024

The Auntie Show

Broken Record Productions—MTC Up the Alley

The sketch comedy in this show is brilliant. Well written, well acted (though Tracey Nepinak is, unsurprisingly, in a class of her own), and with a slew of very fun props, it’s absolutely hilarious. It’s also a clever demonstration of the difference between someone making fun of someone else’s culture or stereotypes and poking fun at your own. My only criticism is that I kind of wish they had done away with the radio show bit. I’m assuming it was an attempt at connecting all of the sketches, but by the midway point, it just felt like it made for unnecessary scene changes without actually adding anything to the play.

Jordan Phillips

From Fringe 2024

The Auntie Show

Broken Record Productions—MTC Up the Alley

It is the Auntie Show, staged as a Radio call in show where the Aunties give advice, answer questions, and tell stories. The stories are then acted out as sketches. A couple of the sketches were weaker than the others, but overall they contained a lot of laughs and come from a point of view that only the Aunties can provide. Don’t mess with the Aunties!

Murray Hunter