Two Friday Night Shows Coming Soon to Bad Dog Comedy Theatre
Director Nigel Downer mixes comedy and cooking in this brand new unscripted show. Each week, the cast welcomes a special guest cook, inviting them to share and prepare a signature dish live, onstage. Drawing inspiration from the guest chef's stories and from the meal itself, some of the city's top comedic talent whips up a tasty spread of fresh, spontaneous scenes in this immersive sensory experience.
It's improv, with a side of food.
Created and directed by Nigel Downer (Second City), featuring Rob Baker (About an Hour), Paloma Nuñez (Spotlight), Kirsten Rasmussen (Canadian Comedy Award winner - Best Female Improviser), Kris Siddiqi (Canadian Comedy Award winner - Best Male Improviser), Christian Smith (The Adventures of Tom Shadow) and Jillian Welsh (Second City Touring Company), produced by Kyah Green and Ivan Yuen.
Yes, Android is an improvised show about the intersection of human relationships and technology. And it's very funny.
The premise: one improviser will be our Android, receiving their dialogue from an Artificial Intelligence "chatbot". The rest of the cast must work around and justify the robot's responses, doing their best to make this Android feel like a human being. The results are simultaneously surprising, disturbing and hilarious. Think Black Mirror, but with less anxiety.
The show returns after a sold out run last year. Yes, Android is directed by Etan Muskat and is developed in collaboration with Edmonton based improviser Kory Mathewson (Rapid Fire Theatre) who has been working with AI and improv for several years. The show features Rob Baker (Triplespeak) Tricia Black (Second City House Co.), Tim Blair (Tall Boyz II Men), Talal Itani (The One), Mark Little (Mr. D), Kayla Lorette (The Beaverton), Becky Johnson (Second City) and Hannah Spear (Mom's Spaghetti).
The Cookout 8PM • Fridays
February 9th - March 16th
Opening: Friday, February 9th
$12 students/arts workers • $17 general
available online or at the door
www.baddogtheatre.com/the-cookout
Yes, Android
9:30PM • Fridays
February 9th - March 16th
Opening: Friday, February 9th
Students/Arts Workers $10 | Adults $15
online or in person at the box office
Bad Dog Comedy Theatre
875 Bloor St. W
http://baddogtheatre.com/yes-android
