'Craigslist: Not a Musical!' Hilarious riffs on real-life online ads

August 2, 2016 at 7:15PM
"Craigslist: Not a Musical!" at the Fringe Festival
“Craigslist:  Not a Musical!” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Yeah No Sketch Show Players riff on real, bizarre Craigslist ads ("You farted in Trader Joe's") with boundless energy and audacity, barreling right through a few weak moments with hilarious chutzpah. Like a bunch of "SNL" players run amok, the cast covers involuntary free dental care, a haunted toaster, the drummer from Def Leppard losing an arm and a guy flirting with a woman he sees at Planned Parenthood while "waiting in the lobby with my ex to see if she was preggers but it's ok cuz she's not." Director/writer Greg Hernandez also provides laugh-attracting music and sound effects. (2:30 p.m. Sat., 8:30 p.m. Tue., 5:30 p.m. Fri., 2:30 p.m. next Sun.; Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Av. S.)

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