What elevates Mr. Franken above your garden-variety comedian is an erudite wit and a highly developed sense of the absurd.
— The New York Times
Simply hilarious.
— The Times of London
I cannot remember one moment of this show that wasn't funny. I am still laughing.
— The Scotsman
You can't take your eyes off these inspired outpourings.
— UK Guardian
Best Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs.
— San Francisco Bay Guardian
Will Franken is an astounding character comedian who makes almost everyone else in his field look like lazy chancers.
— Chortle UK
Quite simply, he does the smartest comedy I’ve ever seen. I laughed so hard when I discovered his act that my ribs couldn’t contain it all.
— The Oakland Tribune
Franken wanders through a parallel-universe city populated by hipsters who challenge John Milton to poetry slams and crass marketers of women’s empowerment symposia, among other fun-house imaginings.
— The Onion
This is a supremely talented comedy actor, and each of his characters lives and breathes, however absurdly they do it.
— The Scotsman
It’s more acting than stand-up, and no race, minority, nor pet cause is safe. It belongs in some London theater and it’s way too good for cable TV.
— David Downs, Gelf Magazine
Every Will Franken show is like watching a cast of thousands, with a potpourri of voices and characters.
— San Francisco Chronicle
Instead of delivering one-liners, Franken simply becomes these diverse characters, something that a generic stand-up comic would be hard-pressed to replicate.
— San Francisco Herald
A hilarious, dryly intelligent comedian.
— The Reno News and Review
Will Franken brings his show "Who Keeps Making All These People?" to Dave's Leicester Festival and the Glasgow International Comedy Festival and elsewhere. . .!
For more information, see "Shows" below. . .
Will Franken also turns instructor on 17 January in West London when he rolls out his unique satire workship: "From The Classics To The Clubs: Bringing The Rebellion Of Satire Back To Comedy"; more information to be found in Bruce Dessau's (London Evening Standard) coverage by clicking here
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Saturday, 12th December
Bromley Comedy Club
Churchill Theatre; High Street; Bromley, Kent; BR1 1HA
8:00pm
Sunday, 10th January
Keighley Comedy Club
Cafe Choux Choux; Keighley Railway Station Forecourt; Keighley, West Yorkshire; BD21 4HP
8:00pm
Sunday, 17th January
SATIRE WORKSHOP: "FROM THE CLASSICS TO THE CLUBS: BRINGING THE REBELLION OF SATIRE BACK TO COMEDY"
Mama Biashara Performance Space; West 12; Shepherd's Bush Green; London W12 8PP
12:00pm to 16:00pm
For bookings and information please contact:
Arlene Greenhouse Promotions – “Bespoke Comedy Services”
07977 970813 or email greenhouseeffect@btinternet.com
Click here for more information!
Sunday, 31st January
The Lancaster Comedy Club
The Borough; 5 Dalton Square; Lancaster LA1 1PP
8:00pm
Friday, 5th February
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival: (My One-Hour Show: "Who Keeps Making All These People?")
BrewDog; 8 Friar Lane; Leicester; LE1 5RA
8:30pm
Saturday, 6th February
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival: (My One-Hour Show: "Who Keeps Making All These People?")
BrewDog; 8 Friar Lane; Leicester; LE1 5RA
8:30pm
Tuesday, 9th February
Stand-Up pa Klubbscenen
Latter; Holmens Gate 1; 0250 Oslo, Norway
9:00pm
Thursday, 11th February
Stand-Up Bergen
Ricks Teater; Veiten 3; 5012 Bergen, Norway
8:00pm
Friday, 12th February
Stand-Up Bergen
Ricks Teater; Veiten 3; 5012 Bergen, Norway
8:00pm
Saturday, 13th February
Stand-Up pa Klubbscenen
Latter; Holmens Gate 1; 0250 Oslo, Norway
10:30pm
Tuesday, 15th March
Comedy Box Norway
Comedy Box; Soregata 29; Stavanger, Norway
8:00pm
Wednesday, 16th March
Comedy Box Norway
Comedy Box; Soregata 29; Stavanger, Norway
8:00pm
Saturday, 19th March
Glasgow International Comedy Festival: One Hour Show: "Who Keeps Making All These People?"
Blackfriars; 36 Bell Street; The Merchant City; Glasgow; G1 1LG
9:15pm
Friday, 27th May
Comedy Box Norway: Stavanger Comedy Festival; 1 Hour Show
Comedy Box; Soregata 29; Stavanger, Norway
8:00pm
Saturday, 28th May
Comedy Box Norway: Stavanger Comedy Festival; 1 Hour Show
Comedy Box; Soregata 29; Stavanger, Norway
8:00pm
Podcasts
Listen to Will's new podcast series, Strollers as well as the original Things We Did Before Reality.
Television
Watch Will's performance on England's The World Stands Up Programme!
“Dear NBC, I would like to audition for Last Comic Standing, but where should I go? What should I do? What does it mean to audition for Last Comic Standing? Will there be water there at the place I audition? What if I get sick the day of the audition? I have been divorced, is that okay? Signed Josh–I mean, Will Franken.”
After I sent the e-mail back, I waited and waited and waited. I looked at the computer screen for minutes, then hours, until the very next day when, right in front of my eyes–A NEW E-MAIL APPEARED!!!!
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That’s Not The Reason I’m Doing This
$20.00 (includes domestic shipping)
Ever the nomadic and oftentimes undefinable entertainer — a comedy club here, a rock club there — Will Franken the wanderer found a home for the fullest expression of his talents to date in the theatre. More...
Concert To Benefit The Victims Of My Father
$20.00 (includes domestic shipping)
This live CD contains some of Will's best-known pieces. Laugh along with audiences as Will frolics and cavorts from character to character like a caged animal finally released into his natural habitat: the stage. More...
Putting Smiles On The Faces Of Dead People
$18.00 (includes domestic shipping)
In the summer of 1997, a close friend convinced Will Franken to take some student loan money and purchase a small home recording studio. The result, over the course of two years — between Missouri and New York and North Carolina--was a 19 hour, 17 CD box set — of which Putting Smiles On The Faces Of Dead People is but one in a series of best-of volumes from that period. This 72 minute compilation contains some of Will's personal favorites, many of which — owing to the level of studio complexity inherent in purely audio comedy — he has never performed live. The studio Will is different from the live Will — even more cerebral, even more surreal — but still hilarious.More...
