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Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe. This guy might be clinically insane but in a fun, quirky way. Gavinski has a talking penis and a terrible singing voice (no offence) as he performs an hour's worth of essentially penis humour, telling us the story of his 18 year old self being blackmailed by a stranger online for a pic of him in the scud.

This guy might be clinically insane but in a fun quirky way

Gavinski’s show has the style of YouTube comedy music video mixed with stand up, his inspirations being evident with the filthy humour of Big Mouth (tv show) and a vocal delivery similar to Bo Burnham.

In many ways, I find this show a difficult one to explain because it’s so unhinged and just so openly sexual and crass but in the best way. At times I couldn’t concentrate, given the frantic nature of the Bonheur performance. Gavinksi must be drinking Mountain Dew by the gallon.

Gavinski really bares it all telling the audience about his experiences around sexual arousal and masturbation. I think most moments are funny but also you get distracted by the things that come out of this man’s mouth. The jokes are pre-rehearsed as it is a scripted show, but I think Gavinski could do with slowing down just a little, giving the audience room to take in what he’s actually just said. Some jokes don't land because of the sheer vulgarity.

I think Cam Gavinski is a funny guy, but his show requires a specific taste in humour and a tolerance for multiple sexual jokes. I would say the show is more absurd and stupid humour - it is definitely not designed for the high-brow, so if dumb humour is your thing, you should give this show a try. Just don’t bring your mum or your dad (or any parental figure for that matter) unless they enjoy masturbation based jokes and you want to feel uncomfortable for a whole 60 minutes.

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Every male comedian talks about his dick, but in Bonheur, a coming-of-age musical comedy by Thai-American comedian and Fringe newcomer Cam Gavinski, he talks to his dick: a penis puppet by the name of Pipi LeSpew. Simultaneously skewering toxic-masculinity and the genre of "solo show," Gavinski exposes his most embarrassing story from puberty: when he was blackmailed by a stranger on the internet over his privates going public. 'As funny as you can get!' (Gary Gulman). 'You can learn how to be funny-ish, but Cam has funny in his bones that can't be learned' (Todd Glass).
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