FRINGE REVIEW: Comedy Sportz presents Tongue & Groove

See this show: I guarantee, you've never experienced anything like Tongue & Groove.

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FRINGE REVIEW: Comedy Sportz presents Tongue & Groove

POSTED: Monday, September 10, 2012, 5:45 PM

Every year, there's hundreds and hundreds of performances at the Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival, and unless it's one of the big shows, it's sometimes hard to tell what you're going to get. Here at Critical Mass we're sending writers to as many shows as we possibly can for 75 pocket-sized reviews over the course of the fest. Check back in with us at On The Fringe every day for real talk on what these things actually are!

SHOW: Comedy Sportz presents Tongue & Groove

GROUP: Tongue & Groove Spontaneous Theater

GENRE: Theater

ATTENDED: Sun., Sept. 9, 7 pm

CLOSES: Sept. 19

BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: Inspired by personal information given anonymously by the audience, T&G instantly creates a dynamic collage of scenes and monologues. ". . . acted with soul-baring sincerity, intelligence and humor. GO SEE THIS!" (City Paper) "T&G will explode your expectations of what improvisation can be!" (Phawker.com)

WE THINK: Tongue & Groove amazing development continues with WHO, in which skilled improvisers use audience answers to "Who are you?" to instantly create genuine characters in a collage of intriguing scenarios, all focused on identity: how do we define ourselves, especially when — like on line, or in speed dating — we dictate the definition? Describing all that happened Sunday is irrelevant because each show is completely different, but one moment was particularly revealing: two performers took cards from the basket of audience responses; one read "I am a dreamer," the other said, "I am a dreammaker." Stunned and laughing, these skilled actors stopped their scene there, knowing nothing they could do would top this spontaneous synchronicity. That's one of many things I love about T&G: their hour-long shows are never indulgent, because they make smart choices and know when to move forward. See this show: I guarantee, you've never experienced anything like Tongue & Groove.

—Mark Cofta

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