New Program - persona non grata

“New Program - persona non grata” is a stand-up show based on the theory that “a stand-up lets the audience experience an intimate and spontaneous conversation with a madman.” The author adds that everyone is crazy in their own way.

In the description, he explains that English has two words for a comedian: comic and comedian. A comic observes the world, runs it through one of 20 ways of writing a joke, and makes people laugh. Their jokes could be told by another comic with a similar effect. A comedian gives the audience the feeling that they know the person on stage and understand who they are. They deliver their material in a unique way, and their take on the world is naturally funny. Such material often wouldn't make sense coming from another stand-up.

A comedian needs time to “find their voice.” The author calls this a fascinating process. For much of the show he sits down, which he says changed the rules of the game, because it lets him talk to the audience like friends. He admits he is well prepared, but remains himself.

The audience laughs at two things:

• the absurdity of the real world, not the kind created by an always-working comedic mechanism,
• comically clumsy attempts to cope with that world.

“Szambundinks” is a word the author uses for his son when the boy starts acting up. He doesn't know where it came from. The show has almost no “parental humor.” Instead, the comic mostly looks at the world from a child's perspective.

Practical information: the show is intended for viewers over 16 years old. People who disrupt the performance may be asked to leave the venue without a ticket refund. Audio and video recording is prohibited.