October 12 recap by Brian Van: Jenny Vaudeville brings us angry clowns, violent clay death, and facial burns

Jen's devilish alter-ego, Jenny Vaudeville, put on a fantastic show last week, wearing sequined horns and looking rather evil and troublesome. Okay, maybe just a little evil.

The first act started with Blo-Blo Hairdryer, a sad clown who juggled little wispy handkerchiefs in the air. He was rather upset, though, and ran from the room quickly.


Immediately, a second, angrier government agent clown ran in, and all hell broke loose. People were being put on lists. Others were being put in bags. Then the clown grew a second head and started drawing weapons and scars on it. Surely, you must have been there to appreciate it fully:




At one point, Mr. Government Agent Clown surrounded himself with participants from the audience to build himself a "women shelter," which is the best way to protect yourself from terrorism. I believe he asked Jenny V. for a backrub, too.


The next segment of the show was a spelling challenge. Jen had set up the usual tough challenges for participating audience members, all for prizes and glory. Some were successful.


Others, not so successful.


Ducky prizes were awarded. Here's what they looked like:


Jen, ever fashionable, was matched properly with her evil red ducky prize. It's all about the accessories, people.

The next segment, due to a technical glitch with Act 2, was a trivia contest. Three brave men offered themselves for a chance to show their knowledge, or, in most cases, show that they can give a really goofy answer if they can't figure out the real answer.


Act 2 was then ready. It was a short claymation sequence of death and dismemberment. We watched on an impromptu movie screen. Check it out:


Closing out the show was the marvelous Molly Crabapple and her fire-eating showcase. Fire-eating pretty much speaks for itself as an attraction; it needs few superlatives. Watch:




After her act, she invited up an audience member for an educational session on fire-eating. I'd say it went quite well, even though he lit his face on fire:


Yes, vaudeville can be tragic at times.

Next show - Wednesday, November 9, 10pm, featuring musician Curtis Eller, and the return of Onion writer Sam Means, who made us fall from our chairs laughing in August with a list of his rejected Onion headlines.