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After touring all across the globe (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Orlando Fringe Festival, Montreal Fringe Festival), "The Disney Delusion" is back at the Grindstone Theatre.About the show:
Award-winning comedian and playwright Leif Oleson-Cormack pushes confessional comedy to its limits in this show about a methodically moronic plan to double-down on unrequited love through a disastrous trip to Disneyland. Featuring criminal acts, surgically-altered sugar daddies, Sinatra impersonators, and a cynically-charged "coming out", this (unfortunately) true story is not to be missed.
“Leif Oleson-Cormack shows how two things — storytelling skill and pure fearlessness — can make for truly captivating theatre.”
-The Edmonton Journal ★★★★½
"He's scrupulously fair and his account is suffused with compassion and understanding, even for the most predatory characters featured. Wryly amusing from the get-go, he keeps you hooked with the rich, morally shady detail of his story."
- The Scotsman ★★★★
“Oleson-Cormack wore his heart on his sleeve throughout his intimate monologue...well-structured and well-written.”
- North West End UK ★★★★
“Leif Oleson-Cormack shows us where the future of stand-up comedy should lie.”
-View Magazine (Pick for ‘Best of Fringe’ 2022)
Nominated for the Just for Laughs Award for Outstanding English Comedy in the Frankie Awards (2022 Montreal Fringe)
About the performer:
Before venturing into the world of standup comedy, Leif Oleson-Cormack was an award-winning Juilliard-trained playwright who designed video games for a living. Since then, he’s been performing his tightly written, storytelling-driven style of comedy for audiences all across North America. He was the winner of the 2019 Calgary FunnyFest Comedy Competition and has been featured in the Park Slope Comedy Festival, The Edmonton Fringe Festival, and the District Queer Comedy Festival. His play Dead Peasants was the winner of 2012 Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award and he is a two-time recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy Prize from Lincoln Center.
Content recommended for adult audiences.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Grindstone Theatre (Old Strathcona/Richie Area), 10019 81 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W7, Canada,Edmonton, Alberta
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