The hour you spend with Olaf Falafel is very silly. He warns this show is for 12+ which might be an issue judging by some of the audience. He cleverly checks with parents with a nod and a wink that no one is younger than 12 and with a warning there might be some language and adult content, we get the go ahead, and we move on.
Falafel switches between jokes, edited videos and a variety of props, with the word ‘sorbet’ occasionally coming on screen to give the audience a ‘mental cleanser’ from the madness. His jokes often have layers, with adults laughing at a witty one liner while children are entertained enough with a silly picture setting up the joke.
Silly internet videos are reworked in Olaf’s even sillier style. He shows a dubbed Star Wars featuring a Scouse Luke Skywalker and Indian Obi-Wan Kenobi which sets up a participant who attempts to draw a horse and ends up being quite rude. I heard a father try to explain it to his under 12-year-old – so be warned…
Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, a 16th century painting full of religious symbolism is used throughout as a personality test for selected audience members. The results are shown in a ‘which character are you’ from the vast painting. It is child-like and is a highlight every time it returns.
Olaf ends his show on a silly sausage crowd surfing sing along finale which is as silly as it sounds.
Olaf Falafel Asks: Orange You Glad?, Main Room at Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 14:30, Until Aug 24 (not 13th)
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/olaf-falafel-asks-orange-you-glad
