Seattle PI, March 2000
(sic) & twisted: neurose, delusion, fetishes, & other modern joys
Reviewed by Susan PhinneyThe Pork Filled Players poke fun at some of the nutcases we deal with daily, and some of the daily news that borders on the surreal. They do a take on a bear-bitten tourist who faces his attacker -- a briefcase-carrying bear -- in court. Another sketch features a neurotic receptionist detailing all the germ-ridden reasons she can't go out to lunch. As dogs picking up their phone messages, or workplace failures attending a ``how-to-get-a-job'' seminar, this multi-ethnic ensemble displays multiple talents. The two aliens who make repeated brief appearances merely distract, and a fart-based sketch is, well, almost odorous. Grade: B
Seattle Fringe Festival Review Rag, March 2000
(sic) and twisted might best be summed up as "six character actors in search of good sketch comedy" - a search which proves to be by and large successful. In just over an hour, the Pork Filled Players bring us 20 quick-paced sketches - some sequels to each other, some which stand alone - from which the attention of the audience never has time to wander. In Weight Droppers Anonymous, we find ourselves faced with a character in search of a non- existent 21st sketch. After blurting "skinny bitch" sporadically during the group session, he comes to a realization: "You mean this isn't Transvestites With Tourettes?" No deep thoughts, no grand messages. Just an hour's worth of mostly on-the-mark humor and satire, directed at such easy but enjoyable targets as Ally McBeal (in the eerily accurate KC McBeal), and alien conspiracies (complete with Elvis allusion, of course). KC Dupps and Mona Armonio Leach are especially successful at unleashing their comedic gifts on the willing audience. -- Mike Estey
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