FREE TO BE FRIENDS
The
Barry Z Show
Barry Z interviews Julie and Sue, then inserts clips of Mel Brooks
movies in between their responses.
Gay
City News
"The duo's overall comic timing is stellar and their chemistry
unquestionable."
Interview
w/ Betty & Joan for The Comedy Central Insider
Q
and A with The Apiary
Q
and A with The Gothamist
People have written about our show. It's true!
Crib notes to the handful of mentions we've gotten so far:
Sweet mention on the Broadway.com
blog about our show
Backstage
"Given the razor-sharp comic partnership of Galloway and Klausner,
it comes as no surprise that Free to Be Friends ran for seven
months at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. The duo combines
intellectual satire with outrageous potty humor and delivers it
with campy '70s accuracy that is dead-on....Sadly, with a running
time of only 45 minutes, Free to Be Friends lasts just about as
long as the Equal Rights Amendment. One wishes the fun would go
on a little bit longer."
While this writer clearly knows has his ducks in a row, we feel
compelled to add that there is zero potty humor in the show. Not
a single character even thinks about going to the bathroom while
on stage.
Talkin'
Broadway
We are relieved to finally be pegged as "delightfully twisted,"
first of all. He could have said "deliciously demented," but he's
an astute enough gentleman to be able to know the difference.
NYTheatre.com
Funniest review of the year, written by Jean Teasdale with
a press pass. This woman did not like our show. It was too mean
for her.
"The question is, why make fun of something that made tons of
kids happy? There's a way to lovingly satirize, and then there's
cruel parody. I came to see this not knowing what to expect, and
as, like so many of my generation, a fan of the original. I'd
hate to see anyone tear down what was a magical memory for so
many of us by adding pointless owl-hating and-old-people-bashing."
The
New York Blade
This is really more of a summary than a review, but flattering,
even if they mistake the show for being twice as long than it
really is. The New York Blade, by the way, is a Gay freebie. As
in, The Gay Blade? Get it?
"part feel-good satire, part absurdist political critique."
Okay.
The
Apiary
We didn't know anybody was taking photos. Still, a really sweet
mention! It was fun to do this show--we got to hang out in our
wigs with Rufus Wainright backstage. Who was gayer? It is a riddle.
"Sue Galloway and Julie Klausner are hilarious. This
is a really fun show with surprisingly exceptional set design.
It has a 'Strangers With Candy' sort of penchant for twisted one-liners
and for its dark humour wrapped in a cheery outer layer."
Our humor is so dark, they had to use the British spelling!
Charleston
City Paper
Again, very flattering, and one of those anecdote-based pieces,
with bookended references and plenty of joke giveaways. A couple
of corrections: Sue's band is Stickerbook, not Scrapbook, and
there's no way Julie ever said "Ultimately, Free to be Friends
is a really great showcase for all of our abilities."
"The UCB Theatre was packed this evening,
as it has been for most of the show's run, a testament to Klausner
and Galloway's kinetic connection and sharp wit. And possibly
the fact that the ladies strip down to some sexy '70s workout
gear at one point in the show." Possibly. Possibly.
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