Hey '90s Kids, You're Old

If you get warm fuzzy feelings of nostalgia at the mention of Power Rangers, this show's for you

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Rating: ★★★★
Company: Hole Punch Productions
Genre: Sketch
Venue: 28 - Dramatic Arts Centre
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(Reviewed at the 2015 Winnipeg Fringe Festival)

If you get warm fuzzy feelings of nostalgia at the mention of Power Rangers, Carmen Sandigeo, and the theme from Friends, this is the show for you.
Writer Taryn Parrish and an energetic sextet of actors serve up a series of mostly entertaining comedy sketches skewering all things '90s — by transplanting them into the present.
So we get scenarios like the Power Rangers trying to recruit a new member, cartoon mice Pinky and the Brain contemplating what will happen if they actually do take over the world and a glimpse at the traumatic aftermath of America's Funniest Home Videos.
The sketches are snappy, and most don't overstay their welcome. A few don't land big laughs, though, and the show would probably be stronger if cut down to its best 45 minutes.
But the performers are good enough comedians and the majority of sketches clever enough to connect, even with those outside the target demographic. And it's hard to argue with any show that ends with such a '90s-tastic dance number.
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