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Nick Hornedo: Watch This When You Get Home

 
Ross Anthony Review by Ross Anthony 2 Published: 14 Aug 2025 Underbelly, Bristo Square Show Dates: 30 Jul 2025-24 Aug 2025

Nick Hornedo feels like a sad clown: self-aware, feckless, and just a little bit pathetic. It is a fine balance to get this act right, but as the hour-long, wince-inducing spectacle went on, it just felt like kicking a puppy.

As the wince-inducing spectacle went on, it just felt like kicking a puppy

His monologue lurches from “Woe is me” to “But I’m so talented” without the charm needed to carry that off. To his credit, Hornedo manages to deliver a sometimes relatable cringe-fest for millennials who had their first love stories online and their hearts trampled in theatre.

Sad clown shows are all about arc; Nick’s story does not really have any. I went in wanting to root for him; instead, I just sat and cringed with him in a drawn-out performance that should probably be in a different category.

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Nick Hornedo is so convinced he's the main character that he made his high school girlfriend a break-up movie (it was not well reviewed). A decade later, Nick and his ex reunite to rewatch the movie and find some closure. Will they succeed? Or will Nick make this just another performance? Find out (and see the video for yourself) in this debut stand-up hour about love, art and the perils of chasing the impossible plotlines we write for ourselves. Nick Hornedo is a New York stand-up previously featured on PBS and Vulture.