Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug

Jon Bennett—MTC Up the Alley

Classic one man comedy storytelling at Fringe. Maybe it’s just me, but the rest of the audience seemed to be enjoying it a lot more than I was. Jon Bennett is a funny man, there’s no denying that, and the powerpoint added a lot of charm to the show as a whole, but certain jokes felt milked to death. Regardless, the message of the show (learning to live with vulnerability) shone through clearly, and went hand in hand with more than one vulnerable moment from the man himself, but I think my sense of humour clashed with the fast-paced and often shock-based bits.

Arden Pruden