http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:10 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/11/103140.php#comment-732254 I've seen LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION and enjoyed it so much I wrote into their site. This is what I wrote: I hereby proclaim James Braly to be the funniest man in America. Not since Spalding Gray, has there been a monologue this compelling, witty and intelligent. With precisely calibrated story-telling, he slowly draws us into his world of outrageous circumstances: we begin as spectators, laughing at him, then with him, and by the end, we're stunned to recognize ourselves at the center. Moving deftly between genres, he brings the audience on a hilarious journey to the far reaches of satire, and back again to a realism that touches the heart. If you've ever had a family, a relationship, a marriage (or two), and/or you've lost all of the above, this is a show for you. All to say, Braly's Life is for everyone, that rare piece of theater that is as entertaining as it is illuminating. 732254@blogcritics.org Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:10 EDT