and a hilarious opening act “fluffer’ in the form of a female comedian - here, the talented Kristeen Von Hagen - and you have a formula that has worked since 1996. The show was a runaway hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then went on to play London’s West End, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Montreal’s “Just for Laughs Comedy Festival” and private party shows for Elton John and many other celebrities. After an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a rave review in the New York Times, the show has toured the world and launched multiple companies in the United States including Vegas where YOU can catch “Puppetry” - produced by David J. Foster - at The Jewel Box inside The Erotic Heritage Museum located at 3275 Sammy Davis Jr Road. Robert and I play Thursdays through Sundays at By Jamie Morris 8PM. Tickets can be purchased at The most frequently asked question I company in 2017. I remember the www.puppetryofthepenis.com. get is, “What was the audition process show vividly with original creator like?” I always reply with, “It wasn’t Simon Morley and David Friend and Too bad you couldn’t have attended hard.” (cue drum roll) thinking to myself, “I want to do that.” my “soft” opening. I can’t believe Well, now that internal urge has how many people came. Ok. Now I’m When you are joining an already well- manifested itself into a three-month done. oiled machine like “Puppetry of the run alongside my good friend and Penis” which has played over 400 fellow “puppeteer” Robert Ryan, who shows in the last year and a half in Las has been with the show since day one Vegas, the puns write themselves. here in Sin City. We assume the roles originated by Rich Binning and Barry “I’m looking forward to my un-dress Brisco who have taken the show on rehearsal.” tour to Australia, the birthplace of “genital origami” through April 30. “At least I’m familiar with my part. ” And I guess you could say we have Having already performed a couple of big shoes to fill. Well, because that’s shows at the time of this article, I like all we wear. If you’ve never seen the to say, “It’s great to have two under show in one of the 35 countries it my belt.” has played, you should be warned. There are no puppets. There are Ok. I’m done. For now. no strings. You should expect to see full-frontal male nudity. And plenty When I first saw “Puppetry” fifteen of “installations” also known as dick years ago off-Broadway at the John tricks. Still confused? Basically, we Houseman Theater in New York City, make things out of our junk. Add a there’s no way I could have predicted tongue-in-cheek script loaded with Top Left: Jamie Morris I would be joining the Las Vegas lots of innuendo and double entendre Bottom Right: Robert Ryan
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