by Imtiaz Popat
Vivek Srikanthan’s One Man No City has been imported from Toronto to the Vancouver Fringe Festival. It’s one man’s story. But it is also of story of struggle of BIPOC people with multiple barriers with layers of bigotry. Vivek can’t seem to connect to his friends, family, or (theoretical) lovers. This comical painfully pulls apart his life, history, relationships, ethnicity, and family while struggling to understand even himself in this self-reflexive, self-deprecating, and meta-modern sketch comedy.
People who have traveled this path will relate to his story. It will make you laugh and cry. Be prepared for triggers as this show will take you for a ride to some deep and dark places. But I highly recommend this really Fringe show at this year’s festival.
Vivek Srikanthan is a comedian hailing from Toronto, Canada. A graduate of the Second City Writing Program, he has performed at sketch comedy festivals across North America (Toronto, Montreal, Denver, DC, Philadelphia, San Francisco).
One Man No City premiered to acclaim in Toronto in a sold out run last year. His mother did not attend.
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