Last Improv Show of 2022.
A great lineup of games was planned for the last show of 2022, and the players were ready.
It seems to be a habit that the Honest Liars shows clashed with all important games by the All Blacks. This show was no exception, although it wasn’t the men’s rugby but the semi-final of the Black Ferns game. They didn’t disappoint, and neither did the Honest Liars.
Fireworks were also in competition (Guy Fawkes)
but the players brought firecracker retorts and sparkling wit to what proved to be a brilliant fun-packed show.
Even the pre-show warm-up proved that the quick thinking was evident as the crew setting up couldn’t stop laughing.
A few keen audience members arrived early, chasing the players off the stage and into the back room. And by show time, the theatre had filled up, patrons had their drinks, and it was time for Jon, the emcee, to come out onto the stage and introduce the players.
The game of Categories always helps both audience and players warm up. The subjects of ‘types of cars’, ‘ways to die’ and ‘music’, the Honest Liars and audience alike set the mood for the rest of the show.
A crowd favourite, Pocket Note, followed with Sally, Mark and Kelly trying their best to rid the world of covid. Sally proved to be the guinea pig for a new vaccine which tasted awfully fishy but with a hint of strawberry. However, the side effects proved horrendous, turning her into a baby wetting her pants and needing an adult diaper. Then a different vaccine from the jar of green sticky stuff resulted in memory loss, which, thankfully, was only short-term. The audience suggested notes tied in perfectly, giving them many moments of laughter.
This was followed by the Clap Game, which saw three stories evolving as each pair tried to steal a line from another team. Chris Luxon appeared in bozo clown boots, monsters had trouble scaring children, and bank staff had difficulty staying awake.
Next was the Dating Game with some weird suggestions from the audience. Kathy became Dolly Parton, Sally had multiple personalities, and Ryan took on the strange hobby of making ponchos from road kill.
Steve, a shy, stuttering chicken slaughterman from Tauranga, arrived to ask the questions. It turned out that Dolly would play with him from 9 to 5, Ryan would take him on a long drive getting souvenirs (the fresher, the better) on the way, and Sally went from Martha to Mary to a man called Marven.
But the motorboating that Dolly gave the shy Steve brought the house down.
In a café in Paris, Foreign Film Dub ended the show’s first half, and the audience replenished their drinks and made a bathroom stop before getting back into their seats for a surprise performance from the 16th Ave actor, barman David. His solo monologue entertained everyone before the Honest Liars ran back onstage.
Ryan and Brett, from Tesla, had to face the questions in Press Conference as they navigated their way through being caught out with batteries, the real cause of Covid. Questions came from players and the audience alike, and the lads did well with political answers but finally guessed who they were and what they were charged with.
The game The Cube had four players, all doing four individual, amusing scenes. The suggestions given were:
- Brett and Kathy = Square dancing husband.
- Kathy and Steve = My mum.
- Steve and Kelly = Stealing a jar of pickles.
- Kelly and Brett = You.
Bizarre topics, but the players brought the stories to life as they rotated around the cube three times. The laughter resounded around the theatre from a son attending stripper school, organising a bar mitzvah, medication causing hallucinations, and the Okay Corral square dancing competition.
Finally, the game of Twitch got started. This is where the players get their revenge on Jon. You can see from the video below they went all out with their twitches.
Jon was interviewing for a crisis manager at Tesla.
SEE YOU AT THE NEXT SHOW!
Thanks to players
| Kathy Kelly Mark Brett Sally |
Steve Matt Jon (MC) Ryan |
Thanks to:
Crew: Fee and Sue
Sound engineer: Anthony
Book your tickets for the next show and join the players for loads of laughs.
1st Saturday of every month.
16th Ave Theatre.
16th Avenue, Tauranga.
Show Starts: 7.30 p.m.
Licenced bar available.
