Dates and Times
Tue 20 May @ 7pm in Pip
Wed 21 May @ 7pm in Pip
Thur 22 May @ 7pm in Pip
Chuck the sudoku and the gender binary aside and join award-winning drag-king Dad for a queer reparenting extravaganza, fusing clown, drag and cabaret. Through the lens of toast, cycling jokes and Radio 4, Dad Jokes takes you on a coming-of-middle-age story about one regular dad's attempt to understand his queer child. Expect lectures in lesbianism, hymns on housework and a much needed visit from Mummy.
Bertie Hodd is an award-winning multi-skilled hyper-hyphenated performer and live artist working across comedy, drag, theatre, clowning, directing and producing. Bertie's work is based in political comedy, mundane cabaret and audience connectivity. They like to make work that is inherently stupid and surprisingly resonant and always, full of heart.
Winner Brighton's Big Drag Pageant 2023, Finalist Man Up! 2022, Finalist Top of the Slops 2023, Winner Audience Choice Award 2019 (with Clap Back Club), Winner Pebble Trust Award 2019 (with Girl Code Theatre)
Developed using Develop Your Creative Practice funding from ACE.
Running time: 60min
Suitable for Age 18+
Warnings: Audience interaction, nudity, strong language
REVIEWS
★★★★ Fringe Review (For Dad Jokes)
“Every minute an engaging and charming delight”
★★★★ Billie Turner (For Dad Jokes)
“It's comedy, but it's also deeply moving. Poignant even. I was left, both dazzled by Hodd’s talent.”
★★★★ The Reviews Hub (for In Loving Memory of Pat Riarchy)
“Hodd [has] the crowd in fits of uproarious laughter.”
CREATIVES
Dramaturgs: Rosa Garland, Riss Obolensky, Maddie Ross and Annie North
Presented by Bertie Hodd
CAST:
Bertie Hodd as Dad
