Yes, I Can Say That! NYC Reviews and Tickets

75%

(49 Reviews)

Positive

86%

Mixed

Negative

10%

Members say

Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Intelligent, Relevant

About the Show

Judy Gold's new solo show about the future of comedy in a changing landscape.

Judy Gold knows the value of a good joke, as well ass the steep price of silencing comedians. Scared and angered, Judy shares her reverence for the intimacy of collective laughter and her passion for the important work comedians do to bring us together, make us think, and speak truth to power.

Based on her book “Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble,” the comedy expert takes the stage to take a stand against those who would censor comedians. This dastardly funny new one-woman show is a big-mouthed and big-hearted call for truth, kindness, common sense, and most of all, laughter.

Written by Judy Gold and Eddie Sarfaty, and directed by BD Wong.

Member Reviews (49)

Funny, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you like stand-up. YES isn't very theatrical. Gold is herself on stage, arguing for comedic freedom. Well-staged, gd technical effects.

Don't see it if you want a play with plot/characters. YES is a provocative, intelligent, funny piece, a hybrid of lecture and stand-up. An engaging evening. Read more

Stand up comedy.

See it if You like stand up. It’s funny.

Don't see it if If you prefer a theatrical show.

Enjoyable

See it if You want a fun show.

Don't see it if You wan't a perspective you haven't heard before.

Intelligent, Hilarious, Funny, Entertaining, Absorbing

See it if You are a fan of one person shows with humor and heart

Don't see it if You are homophobic or antisemitic

Resonant, Intelligent, Great writing, Funny

See it if You like an amusing and relevant and well presented show.

Don't see it if If edgy humor is not your thing

A play masquerading as a standup act, Not as funny as i had hoped or expected, Relevant points about free speech, Disappointing

See it if Combo Ted Talk, memoir, history lesson and soap box rant. Cogent arguments for comedic freedom and against over-sensitivity and censorship.

Don't see it if you don’t like stand-up; are offended by profanity or rants against political correctness; are close-minded, homophobic or anti-Semitic. Read more

Funny, Entertaining, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you love to laugh or you love Judy Gold.

Don't see it if you don't like Judy Gold's style of humor.

Intelligent, Great writing, Entertaining, Clever, Ambitious

See it if You like Judy Gold.

Don't see it if If you can't handle smart women with something to say.

Critic Reviews (4)

“This is an excellent example of how a stand-up's act can be expanded and enhanced for the stage. I hope more comics get this opportunity, mostly for the sake of off-Broadway. Something needs to shake the theater out of its fearful holding pattern, and we might as well be laughing when it happens.”
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“Call it entertainment, or call it an unabashed tirade. Loud and brassy comic Judy Gold has more than chuckles on her mind as she brings her solo show ‘Yes, I Can Say That!’ to 59E59 Theaters”
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“ ‘Yes, I Can Say That!,’...based on Gold’s 2020 book of the same name, has its rough spots. But overall, it proves enlightening, informative and, most important of all, funny.”
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“This show is personal, as Gold lays herself open to attack. And that’s the whole point– we have a choice: to stifle ourselves or to choose to take a risk. There is no freedom in silence.”
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