Hypnogogic Logic
HYPNOGOGIC LOGIC
Written and directed by Uncalled For
Winner, Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award, Montreal Fringe 2010
Top Ten Best Plays of the Year, Montreal Mirror Readers’ Poll 2011
Best Of Fringe Uptown, Toronto Fringe 2011
“FIVE STARS… Hypnagogia is the “transitional state between waking and sleep,” wherein the mind is left in a treacherous no-man’s-land of reality and absurdity, unable to distinguish the rules of science, practicality, and the natural world. That’s where you typically find yourself transported from your one-bedroom walkup to your childhood babysitter’s kitchen, except it’s not really your childhood babysitter’s kitchen, it’s actually the spaceship from Starship Troopers and your babysitter’s douchey boyfriend is Casper Van Dien… If you like insomniac sheep, planting inanimate objects, and post-apocalyptic cuisine, book your tickets now. This show is not to be missed.” Carly Maga, Torontoist, July 2011
“Comedy of the Absurd? Of course. Humour for a New Gen Audience, certainly. But mostly, super high-energy performances, lighting-fast wit and repartee which drives the show… Very much in the tradition of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” Avrum Regenstreif, Ontario Arts Review, July 2011
“That’s what makes good entertainment – you have to love what you do. [Uncalled For] love it – and so do we. Do yourselves a favour and see this wacky, intelligent, super funny show.” Lucy Eveleigh, Mooney on Theatre (Toronto), July 2011
“FOUR STARS… High-energy and hilarious.” Debbie Fein-Goldbach, NOW Magazine (Toronto), July 2011
“So inspired, it cooks… Their tightest, brightest, most polished show ever. As I’ve said before, at least twice, Uncalled For deserves its own TV show. Now.” Pat Donnelly, Montreal Gazette, January 2011
“One of the smartest comedy teams in the city… The piece is a true feat of scripting. These boys have charisma, looks, a way with a sight gag – the whole package.” Gaëtan L. Charlebois, The Charlebois Post (Montreal), January 2011
“The perfect fusion of ADHD and scathingly intelligent wit… Pure hilarity.” Jessica Alley, Forget The Box (Montreal), January 2011
“Hypnogogic Logic was the smartest and funniest thing I saw on stage in theatre or comedy all year.” Steve Fisher, Torontoist, in EYE Weekly’s “The Year In Toronto Comedy”, December 2010
“The smartest bit of writing they’ve done as of yet. Which is saying something. Lightning fast dialogue and scene changes, as well as several of those moments of unadulterated comic genius that we’ve come to expect from these guys.” Jamie O’Meara, Hour.ca (Montreal), June 2010