This Is The Week That Is

 

1812 Productions, Philadelphia’s, only all comedy theatre, is presenting its annual satirical review of current events, This Is The Week That Is   at 1714 Delancey Place through December 31,2023. A myriad of skits and video productions on three screens had the audience in stitches. The 10,00 Pyramid  is a spoof on a popular game show that shows the differences in knowledge between different generations. RED Dolls is a beautiful production number in which Chris Christie is no longer a red doll and Nikki Hailey  is the only female one. You must come and see this fantastic show this year if only to see Jennifer Childs dressed as one of a handful of Banned Books.  There are also the usual segments - Good News, An Audience Participation, and Patsy from the Stoop in South Philly - but my favorite rendition this year is an  excellent parody  of The Cell Block Tango  from Chicago, starring “indicted” Hunter Biden,  Rudy Guliani, Ron DeSantis and  Donald Trump. This is the 18^th year that 1812 has presented This is the Week That Is, and it is probably Jennier Child’s most sophisticated one. Every year I tell myself that the comedy routines cannot possibly get any better and yet this year surpasses all with the breadth of its coverage. From the writers’ walk-out to “The Golden Bachelor", this is a show guaranteed to make you laugh. For more information or tickets, call 215-592-9560 or visit 1812productions.org.