Stupid & Far and the rest of the Family | Double Bill | Liverpool Improvisation Festival
Stupid & Far and the rest of the Family | Double Bill | Liverpool Improvisation Festival

Friday 25th April
5:40pm
Unity 1
STUPID.
Stupid are an improvised comedy duo staring Al Donohoe and Mike Burton.
Inspired by audience suggestions, the pair of fast-thinking fools create comedic scenes
that thematically link while bouncing off one another. And, as the name suggests, things
soon get silly...
Not only does the duo make it up as they go along, they also play multiple characters
within scenes, and, at times, swap and play each other's characters. Watching them
skilfully keep pace with their own spontaneous creation only adds to the fun.
Stupid stars Mike Burton and Al Donohoe, two seasoned performers with decades of stage
experience under their belts. They’ve been performing together regularly since 2021. They
combine a mix natural observational wit and UCB style game in to make a joyful, daring
and very, very stupid show.
Far and the rest of the Family:
If your family is weird, you will soon find out that this family is even weirder. All the way from Norway, this gang will enter the stage with a boom, and show you their funniest games. It might get funny, it might get emotional, it most certainly will be unforgettable (hopefully in a good way). Far and the rest of the family is a group of experienced improvisers doing short-form improv. We do it just the way you like your family get-togethers: maybe a movie your cousin forced you to see, popcorn from the microwave and wine from aunt Margaret's closet. Spend a night with people you have to like since you are family, but realize at the end of the day that they are actually quite nice.
“Oslos best short form group” – Aree Withoelar, after Oslo Impro Festival 2023.
“..the Norwegian group "Far and the rest of the family", is a fast cavalcade of short-form improv, with a group that appears to be really well-knit and coordinated." – Cathrin Monell, Scenkonstguiden/The Performing Arts Guide, after our show in Improfest, Gothenburg, Sweden.
