The Fringe is a great way for funny people to showcase their work outside the regular comedy venues. It’s also a way for comics to try their hand at other things. Stand-ups Terry Clement and Nikki Payne do sketch in Go F#$% Yourself (You Know What We Mean) (from Thursday, July 7, at the Helen Gardiner Phelan) sketch troupes Statutory Jape, Uncalled For and She Said What expand their audience with their shows The Grapes Of Khan (continuing from Saturday, July 9 at the Helen Gardiner Phelan), Hypnogogic Logic (from Friday, July 8, at Bathurst Street Theatre) and She Said What Happened (from Thursday, July 7, at Bathurst Street Theatre) Vancouver duo Peter ‘n Chris Save The World! (from Thursday, July 7, at the George Ignatieff) Fringe veterans Chris Craddock and Ron Pederson combine improv with a dating scenario in The LOVE Octagon (from Thursday, July 7, at Passe Muraille Mainspace) and speaking of improv, one of the country’s best, Lisa Merchant, directs A Gentleman’s Club Fringe Show (continues from Saturday, July 9, at the Factory Studio), an off-the-cuff look at T.O.’s most privileged people.
