Bob Odenkirk and his Wife Naomi Plan Family-Friendly Live Show
Writing this post, I tried to imagine the typical parent living in Los Angeles, and I realized, that person is like my polar opposite. I live in New York, which is basically Bizarro-world LA, and I don't have children because I probably couldn't even take care of a walnut. (I don't know why I would be taking care of a walnut).
But I feel now a connection with LA parents, because this show tailored for them and their children sounds like it was basically made for me…
…take note of The Not Inappropriate Show on Thursday afternoon at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood. The show is curated by Bob Odenkirk, one of the alternative-comedy scene's godfathers, and his talent-manager wife, Naomi, and features sketches written for adults but "not inappropriate" for kids.
Ummm, that show sounds great. What's that? You guys want to know more about the inception of this idea? Ask and ye shall receive more copy/pasted bits from the article.
The idea was actually borne out of the Odenkirks' frustration as parents themselves. They raised their children, now 9 and 11, to be "comedy connoisseurs" and found quality live entertainment for their family hard to find. So much of it, they felt, was condescending.
"Kids can understand a kind of absurdist, smart, silly comedy that adults enjoy," said Bob Odenkirk. "That's the kind of comedy that's smart-slash-silly that adults start to get when they're in college. . . . They're wrong to think that 11-year-olds can't understand that too."
You can see the full line-up and reserve tickets here. It really sounds like an awesome show, and if I lived in Los Angeles, I would be there, front row, sitting indian style, looking up with the wonder that a small child feels whenever they are watching live alternative comedy shows.
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