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21/One
Another Ugly Duckling Tale
BabyLove
Before the End- A Boy Called Noise
cruel & unusual
Curriculum Vitae
Eating Skeletons
Exiles
Fall and Rise of the Rising Fallen
Flamenco con Fusion
Fuse
Get It? Got it. Good!
Get Laughs or Die Tryin'
Irma at the Movies & Frozen
Just For Laughs
Kingdom of Not- Neon Man and Me
- nEO sURREALIST sYSTEMS
Pomp & Circumstance
Readiness is All
Revolving Madness
sally: MIA / Sheepish
Secret Ruths of Island House
Sisyphus on Vacation
Stone Trilogy, Three Tales
Thanatics - A Rock Opera
This Lily Was (Fontana)
Thrilling Adventures of Elvis in Space
Tilting at Transformations
Visiting Bertha
Waiting for Bordeaux
Where the Sun Don't Shine
Woof, Daddy
Yellow Fever Express
Yorick & Co.
Play: Circulum Vitae
Reviewer: Nancy Neilson
5 Stars
What a treat for my last show on the last day, and last show at Exit on
Taylor to see. It was Monty Python on speed and with a twist. Excedinly
engaging and the fact that he was more than capable of interacting with
the audience while continuing the show was just phenominal. 3 cheers and
congrats on 2 well deserved awards of Best Male Comedy show and Sold Out.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Muzz
5 Stars
Energetic, articulate and witty! I laughed most the way through C.V. Yeah
some of the references were a little crass, and yeah some of the movie references
drew the show off-track (especially when he had to explain it to the audience),
but overall it was still a jolly good time.
Play: curriculum vitae
Reviewer: jimmy hogg
this is in response to mr robert hayden who hated my show so much that
he gave it one star. okay, i'll take it on the chin. my show's not for everyone.
but i don't know what he means by saying that my show is, "full of
clever name-calling." could you explain? and as for the fact that my
play ran over and he had to wait fot the muni for 40 minutes in the cold.
i apologise, my show ran 4 minutes over, partly because it started a little
late (out of my hands) and partly because a large part of my show relies
upon improvisation and reacting to the audience and sometimes it may go
a few minutes over. i suggest that you don't cut things so fine next time
so you don't get caught in volatile weather conditions. however, i do commend
you for having the courage to use your own name, a lot of others reviewing
shows seem to take the cowardly approach of just leaving an initial- like
the individual who labelled me a sexist because i reffered to a woman as
'the village bike-' the only phras!
e in my entire play that is derogatory to women and it's about a fictional
character and balanced by the fact that i spend a great deal of time in
my play pulling apart, 'the fully-grown masculine man, with his dry, sardonic
wit and vehement outbursts at the slightest annoyance or injustice...' phew.
got that one of my chest.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Robert Hayden
1 Star
This show got some laughs, but mine were not included. I found the narrative
filled with clever name-calling, but not with the Bill Cosby humor that
brings a personal story to a high level. Show is at the top of the self-promotion
list, but uninteresting.
These feelings were not mitigated by the show running overtime, so that those of us who had to take the Muni Metro were treated to an extra forty minutes waiting for transit at a windy car stop.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: MJ
3 Stars
Hogg has comic talent, manic, sometimes brilliant energy,and a wonderfully
mobile face. Unfortunately, he chooses to bellow nearly all of his lines,
thereby trading away some of his comic impact for the more physical kind
(and leaving my ears literally ringing). After seeing the play, one can
understand why such a likeable, amusing fellow ends up losing so many jobs:
Hogg just can't resist showing how damn winsome and cute he can be, and
while sometimes that's entertaining, it's just as often annoying, and his
self-indulgence meant that he ran out of time to finish the play onstage.
If he could cut the few bits of repellent sexism (one woman is "the
village bike," snork, snork) and focus more on his deftly delineated
character studies (his Sandra-Not-the-Supervisor bit was note-perfect and
alone was worth the entire ticket), CV would find an even wider audience.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Scott
5 Stars
A wild romp! Great comic timing. This may be the next Eric Idle. Miss this
show at your own peril.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: c&j
3 Stars
We read all the 5-star reviews of Curriculum Vitae, and have to say we were
disappointed. Jimmy has great energy and has clearly worked very hard preparing
his piece. Unfortunately, it seemed a bit too over-worked for our liking,
and the humour was mostly physical... and he felt he had to explain to the
audience when we didn't laugh at his jokes. We just want to put a different
review up here, so people reading can have a more balanced view before going.
:-)
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: SF Party
5 Stars
An AMAZING performance by Jimmy Hogg made me fall in love with his unbridled
energy, slacker charm, and dreamy blue eyes. The storyline on his early
work history and current job aspirations is something that most everyone
can relate to. One of the funniest shows i have seen in my (not so young
anymore) life.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: ripegirl
5 Stars
A well rehearsed and precise yet comforatable and relaxed performance. I
laughed, I related and I highly reccommend seeing this show. I'm not a fan
of solo shows, mainly because they are so hard to pull off, but Mr. Hogg
does it brilliantly!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Kate Burton
5 Stars
BRILLIANT. Go and see this show!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Suzie
5 Stars
High-pitched, full-out humor in which the workplace is more of a loser than
the protagonist. Cheers! Deserves Best of Fringe.
Play: curriculum vitae
Reviewer: seapony lerner
5 Stars
I call him J.Ho and he's a Manic Badger on a sugar high!! Sharp funny writing
and a firecracker performer! JHo is totally on fire! There were times I
wanted him to slow down a bit - a directorial note. Great moments when he
stops completely and puts on a shoe or sips water contemplatively. A stellar
solo spitfiresies!!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Mia Paschal
Very funny, clever, and sharp. I loved his energy and his physicality, and especially his rapport with the audience.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Jesse Canning
4 Stars
Jimmy Hogg spits work-politics fire in his latest one man play, for almost
fifty minutes Hogg sprints across a near prop-less stage that, with the
right imagination could be any bachelor apartment eating corner in the world.
The entertaining scruffy Englishman belts out story after story disgustingly rich in truth, its almost hard to laugh knowing how spot on he is. Even bartenders working the tiny Toronto Cameron House couldn't help but smirk, cringe and laugh in their beer soaked hands.
Jimmy's few drawbacks are his use of modern events to prove points, such as recent big celebrity movie names. Most of the audience should be able to agree his play can be considered timeless without them. As well Hogg's cursing does work perfectly with most specific lines but sometimes doesn't work in other places. This of course is just being petty and splitting hairs.
Knowing that, Hogg's latest is pretty much flawless and shows Jimmy's enormous talent to get inside all of our working bodies and entertain us using our ridiculous memories of the 9-5 or 10-6.
Recommended to anyone in the humorous reality that is the work force, or if you need a reminder of your first job scrubbing floors before you landed that swell current position at the office cubicle. Everyone can relate to this, hilarious!
Jesse Canning
Toronto
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Nancy Person
5 Stars
a really clever, funny monlogue about a Brit
slackers job search. Lots of references to Jaffa cakes, council jobs,
and Sainsbury's for homesick Brits. Good tips about how to lie on your
resume. So well-written, that it was as much pleasure to listen to, the
2nd. time as the 1st.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Amy Ballinger
5 Stars
My friends and I caught this performance a while back in Toronto and we
still laugh about it! I totally recommend seeing Curriculum Vitae. Jimmy
Hogg is a very talented entertainer who completely captivates the audience
with his energetic and hilarious take on the working world. Go see it for
yourself- you'll be glad you did!
Play: curriculum vitae
Reviewer: christina jackson
5 Stars
jimmy hogg is pure genius, this man has charisma and wit unlike any other.,
the story he weaves from life experienes we can all relate to had me captivated
right through to the end, i laughed until my sides hurt.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Alison
4 Stars
Saw Curriculum Vitae at the Boulder Fringe Festival. It was the first of
many fringe performances and it set the standard. It is a beautifully crafted
story told with amazing verbose energy. Very entertaining & Definitely
worth the time.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Danya Skye Solomon
5 Stars
Okay. First of all, get ye' to this show...now! Jimmy Hogg takes his audiences
on a mystical, magical journey through the hilarious realm of the work force
clad in a bathrobe. His comic precision, stellar script, and unparalleled
stage presence work together creating a piece that leaves you yearning for
more. Hogg delivers a tour de force performance that should not be missed.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Bart (from Yorick & Co.)
5 Stars
This was just a jaw dropping preformance. Jimmy is one of the best timed
comics I have ever seen. He is very friendly and makes the audience feel
like they have hung out with him for years. Easily one of the best shows
of the 15th Annual Fringe Fest.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: John Rackham
5 Stars
Engaging, quick-witted, at times frenetic, Jimmy Hogg alternates between
manic energy and quiet reflection in this journey into his work history.
The language is so precisely thought out that it's almost poetry but I was
always carried along by his tremendous energy.
He took it right up to the edge of the hour too, cramming in an almost impossible
amount of material. It's a great show, thoroughly entertaining.
Play: curriculum vitae
Reviewer: emily wurts
5 Stars
Stunning! Amazing! Have you ever had a job? If so, you will get this show.
It is brilliantly written and performed. You will laugh so hard, you'll
walk out with abs of steal. If you haven't had a job, see this show anyways
to watch a truly magnetic performance and also to pick up some tips about
the working world. Go see this show!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Emily Gunyou
5 Stars
Just saw this show at the Minneapolis Fringe and almost expired from laughter
and glee. Truly fantastic storytelling/solo performance. Jimmy will charm
his way into your heart and then pull the rug out from under you, throw
it over your head, cover you in pudding and sing you a lullaby. I'm not
kidding. You think I am. Don't take my word for it; Jimmy sold out his second
show at the MN Fringe and every show after it. He's from a different country.
There were over 200 shows. Sold. Out. Continuously. Get tickets now so you
don't miss this one!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Emily Gunyou
5 Stars
Just saw this show at the Minneapolis Fringe and almost expired from laughter
and glee. Truly fantastic storytelling/solo performance. Jimmy will charm
his way into your heart and then pull the rug out from under you, throw
it over your head, cover you in pudding and sing you a lullaby. I'm not
kidding. You think I am. Don't take my word for it; Jimmy sold out his second
show at the MN Fringe and every show after it. He's from a different country.
There were over 200 shows. Sold. Out. Continuously. Get tickets now so you
don't miss this one!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Pat casey
5 Stars
Bahahahahaha!!! Bahahahahahah!!! So true, so funny. Mr. Hogg hits the nail
on the head in a power performance that somehow consumes 60 minutes. The
whirlwind of laughs leaves you breathless and waiting for the sequel. Ab
Fab.
Play: curriculum vitae
Reviewer: latif
4 Stars
Caught this show at the Minneapolis Fringe. Jimmy Hogg delivers lots of
tight characters and tons of laughs. See this show!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Courtney McLean
5 Stars
I saw this man rock the stage in Minneapolis a few weeks ago: Jimmy has
got an unquenchable energy! He blasts through his job history with breakneck
speed with twenty million characters up his sleeves and the talent to keep
his audience enthralled. Don't come so much for the subject matter, although
everyone will listen to his stories from the workplace and have the "oh
man, I have BEEN there" feeling, but come to see a dynamo work his
manic magic. "CV" received the venue Encore performance in MN
for selling out the most shows... get your tickets NOW because the he generates
buzz almost faster than he moves on stage.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Catherine Mahler
5 Stars
Saw a preview of Curriculum Vitae in Toronto...fantastic! Very very funny.
Hope it comes back for another run. Highly recommended.
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Douglas Worts
5 Stars
Curriculum Vitae has been building a big head of steam as it has crossed
the continent. When I saw it in Toronto last month I wasn't too sure what
to expect - in a very funky theatre in the back of a 'public house' on trendy
Queen Street West. But JImmy Hogg, with his housecoat and a cup of coffee
in hand, took to the stage and held the audience enthralled until the curtain
fell. It was ... Brilliant! Funny! Insightful! and touched every person
who has ever held or applied for a job. Go see it!
Play: Curriculum Vitae
Reviewer: Erin McCloskey
5 Stars
Still laughing thinking of the anecdotal semi-autobiographical(?) roller
coaster ride that was CV. Jimmy Hogg commands the attention, laughter and
empathy of the audience by parachuting us into his chaotic professional
universe. The journey was so rich in detail and so soaked in Mr. Hogg's
truly memorable and unique talent that I will remember this performance
for years to come. I saw this show in Toronto and have been following the
reviews as CV travels west - if I had the money I'd head to California to
see it again. Fo yourself a favour - drop what you're doing and buy a ticket.
Immediately.
Truly. Amazing.