Josie Long: Something Better

See it if you're still having a hard time getting out of bed after the election.

Don't see it if you voted for the Sock of Rotting Egg Salad that won.

See it if Josie has revamped her show. She has taken current events and given the audience new hilarious personal takes. Ignore previous reviews.

Don't see it if You want your personal opinions ratified. She is the rare bird that flies a new trajectory.

See it if you want a show that is all (& only) about the bubbly enthusiasm & likability of the sole performer.

Don't see it if you want laughs, clever repartee, or insights into Brexit or really anything else.

Also Again, Josie is very likable (the kind of person you'd love to share a drink with at the pub), but this show didn't work for me as standup comedy, a solo theater piece, or even a "get to know me/my take on the world" performance. Maybe something was lost in the flight across the pond, but I've found other British performers quite funny, so not quite sure what to make of this show. [FYI: This review was originally posted Nov 27, 2016, in my original Show Score account, which I've since closed.]... Read more Read less

See it if You like Shakespeare and comedies. Great musical!

Don't see it if You know nothing about Shakespeare-- you won't get some of the jokes.

See it if You've seen a lot of Broadway show.

Don't see it if You don't like musicals

See it if you're so in sync politically with Josie that you don't mind that there aren't actually any laughs in this comedy show.

Don't see it if you have the chance to see any other comedy show, which might actually be structured, focused, and not so tone-deaf.

Also So this is based on the first show in the NYC run. But this was an existing show in the UK, so how could it be so unorganized? And how could Josie Long not have bothered to see which British references would and would not be understood by American audiences beforehand?... Read more Read less