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Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump America

Published: Thu 25 Jan 2018 04:45 PM
Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump America
The Cavern Club (6011, 22 Allen St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011)
March 15th – 24th, 8:30
Comedian/author/VICE contributor, Harmon Leon has made a career out of infiltrating extremist groups in Trump America. Take his hand as he leads you on a multimedia journey into his true-life, undercover exploits with such facets of Trump America as:
-Anti-immigration vigilantes on the Mexican border
-The world of Christian conversion therapy
-Abortion protesters outside of Planned Parenthood.
Plus songs!
Weird, wildly original and completely incomprehensible - if you're not outraged in Trump America - then you're not paying attention!
Complete sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival ‘17
REVIEW: NY MAGAZINE
'A stand-up version of Louie Theroux' - BroadwayBaby.com
“Harmon is a truly original comic voice. I promise his show is like nothing else you’ll see at the Fringe” – Arj Barker
“I was reminded of the way Spalding Gray would present his great work” NY Theater Guide
'Weird. Wildly original and completely incomprehensible' ***** Age, Melbourne
“Leon takes a risk with his comedy and audiences should too” ***** Adelaide Advertiser
“This was the kind of risky performance the Fringe is supposed to be about" (Rip It Up/Australia)
BIO: Harmon Leon has performed comedy around the world, including the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Dublin, Vancouver, and Montreal Comedy Festivals. He's appeared on The Howard Stern Show, This American Life, Last Call With Carson Daly, Penn & Teller’s Bullshit, as well as the BBC. Harmon also costarred with the infamous OJ Simpson on a hidden camera reality show called Juiced!
Harmon is also the author of seven books. His stories have appeared in VICE, Esquire, The Nation, National Geographic, Salon, Huffington Post, NPR’s, This American Life, Details, Maxim, Cracked, SF Chronicle, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, and Wired.

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