According to hosts Grace Fool and Jennifer Schmennifer, this country is founded on Gay idiots—and quite right too! With live singing, drag, character comedy, lip-syncing and clown, this queer cabaret offers a wide range of performers featuring both fresh faces and Fringe favourites. With a jaunty energy and tongue-in-cheek wit throughout, Schmennifer and Fool present a wildly fun night with a whole lot of laughs.
A brilliant celebration of queer theatre that is guaranteed to make you howl with laughter
The line-up changes every night, but what remains the same is its celebration of the weird and the wonderful. In addition to the co-hosts, this particular show had performances from Simon David, Abby Vicky-Russel, Delia ‘The Flat-Chested Witch’ and The Dairy King. David performed two comedy songs including Why Am I Wanking to This? which is a total hit, followed by Vicky-Russell who transformed into Susie Dukey (sp?)—an incognito Assembly volunteer who gets up on stage to perform a dance duet with her missing dog. Grace Fool lip-synced to famous failed X-Factor auditions and like a true dame, Jennifer Schmennifer sung a comedy song about being fat. The final pair saw ‘The Flat-Chested Witch’ slowly waddling onto the stage singing falsetto trills with a basketball in hand, and The Dairy King who closed the show with a rip-roaring (and slightly disturbing) strip number. There is a truly wonderful variety to the show which is a joy to see, showcasing multiple forms of queer art.
Idiots…Gay Idiots is a brilliant celebration of queer theatre that is guaranteed to make you howl with laughter. Leave your worries at the door and indulge in Schmennifer and Fool’s curious world of wonders. If you’re looking for a taste of the LGBTQIA+ scene at The Fringe, this is not one to miss.
