Horrible Histories: Rotten Rulers

Hamdad Productions—Pantages Mainstage

Reminiscent of both Monty Python and your goofiest history teacher in high school, this whirlwind sketch comedy show brings you the entire monarchical history of England. It comes complete with PowerPoint and ridiculous impersonations. The show got rather silly and there were a few cheap laughs. One cast member spoke way too fast so I couldn’t understand any of what she was saying. It was also interesting that the background music for the songs in the show seemed to keep an echo of the original vocalist which became quite annoying. I did like the songs and found them funny. The cast had pretty decent comedic timing. I loved the final song as well as the impersonation of King Henry the 8th.

Kaitlyn Kriss