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Toronto Fringe Festival - The Weaker Vessels: Public Displays of Narcissism

The Weaker Vessels explore humanity's darkly funny side in Toronto Fringe show

By Lauren Gillett • July 6, 2015

Presented by CojoLemieux
Created by The Weaker Vessels
Directed by Frank McAnulty

Jeff Clark, Lance Byrd, Colin Sharpe and Nadine Djoury. Photo by Mike Carter.

The human ego is fragile and often ugly, as is demonstrated by Cream of Comedy-nominated sketch troupe The Weaker Vessels in their latest show Public Displays of Narcissism, now playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

The Weaker Vessels consists of five members: Lance Byrd, Jeff Clark, Nadine Djoury, Matt McCready and Colin Sharpe. Together they form a tight comedic unit, offering sketches that range from thoughtful and relatable to twisted, surreal and downright gross.

Opening with a series of monologues delivered by self-obsessed characters wearing reflective mirrored masks, the 60-minute show touches on awkward first dates, dirty bedroom talk, stubborn TTC riders, and a crazy French Canadian supply teacher (performed brilliantly by Djoury) to mention just a few of the hilarious bits.

The Weaker Vessels: Public Displays of Narcissism runs until July 11 at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Visit fringetoronto.com for more information and to buy tickets.

Show Dates:

Thu, 2015-07-02 - Sat, 2015-07-11

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