- The Immaculate Big Bang
Blatant Big Bang Bashing! Unholy Yo Mama Jokes! Gratuitous Schrödinger's Cat references!
Sparked by the death of his father and birth of his daughter, Comedian Bill Santiago goes in search of answers and laughs at the border of science and religion, exploring the comic nature of the cosmic quest for understanding existence, life and death (not necessarily in that order).
Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Immaculate Big Bang’ - Amy Kotkin
No cosmic question is too challenging to escape the laser wit of Bill Santiago. In The Immaculate Big Bang, which he wrote and performs, Santiago ruminates across a philosophical spectrum ranging from quantum physics to Catholicism, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle to Islamic images of Paradise, as he probes under the hood of science and belief and discovers both their profundities and absurdities. Along the way, he explores the existential properties of Dr. Seuss’ immortal Green Eggs and Ham, the concept of parthenogenesis as a possible explanation for the virgin birth, and the apotheosis of Apple products.
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE
VANCOUVER FRINGE REVIEW: The Immaculate Big Bang - Colin Thomas
THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG
Bill Santiago’s comic monologue is so much better than the rest of the stand-up I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe that he makes the other guys look like they’re sitting down.
Sparked by the death of his father and the birth of his daughter Cielo, The Immaculate Big Bang is about the meaning of existence and the nature of reality—so, yeah, it’s ambitious.
And Big Bang finds its core when that ambition kicks in—not just when Santiago explores the weirdness of the multiple, bubble-like realities posited by quantum physics, but also when he delves deeper into his family history, including his beloved father’s compulsive philandering.
Once that groove is established, some of the funniest material is about religion.
This includes Santiago’s suggestion that the Bible’s book of Leviticus be replaced by Green Eggs and Ham: “Sam I am. I am Sam.” It’s so cryptic and redundant, he argues, it would fit right in.
There are some great quick jokes. Dogs are now allowed into heaven, he reveals, on the condition that they’ve only had sex people-style. And there’s a hilarious bit involving a Komodo dragon that I’ll leave you to discover for yourself.
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW. HERE
MONTREAL FRINGE REVIEW - THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG
The Immaculate Big Bang, written and performed by Bill Santiago, was a smashing exegesis of the relationship between science and religion. Bill Santiago has enough energy to run a nuclear reactor and his comic sense and timing are both immaculate and explosive. It was a spectacular journey of questions about the universe (which usually leave me a bit bored), but the way this was written then delivered was so fantastic, I was riveted. If you can, GO SEE THIS!!! The Immaculate Big Bang is at the incredibly comfortable Theatre Impro Montreal (3697 St Laurent) on June 14, 16, and 16.
Blatant Big Bang Bashing! Unholy Yo Mama Jokes! Gratuitous Schrödinger's Cat references!
Sparked by the death of his father and birth of his daughter, Comedian Bill Santiago goes in search of answers and laughs at the border of science and religion, exploring the comic nature of the cosmic quest for understanding existence, life and death (not necessarily in that order).
Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Immaculate Big Bang’ - Amy Kotkin
No cosmic question is too challenging to escape the laser wit of Bill Santiago. In The Immaculate Big Bang, which he wrote and performs, Santiago ruminates across a philosophical spectrum ranging from quantum physics to Catholicism, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle to Islamic images of Paradise, as he probes under the hood of science and belief and discovers both their profundities and absurdities. Along the way, he explores the existential properties of Dr. Seuss’ immortal Green Eggs and Ham, the concept of parthenogenesis as a possible explanation for the virgin birth, and the apotheosis of Apple products.
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE
VANCOUVER FRINGE REVIEW: The Immaculate Big Bang - Colin Thomas
THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG
Bill Santiago’s comic monologue is so much better than the rest of the stand-up I’ve seen at this year’s Fringe that he makes the other guys look like they’re sitting down.
Sparked by the death of his father and the birth of his daughter Cielo, The Immaculate Big Bang is about the meaning of existence and the nature of reality—so, yeah, it’s ambitious.
And Big Bang finds its core when that ambition kicks in—not just when Santiago explores the weirdness of the multiple, bubble-like realities posited by quantum physics, but also when he delves deeper into his family history, including his beloved father’s compulsive philandering.
Once that groove is established, some of the funniest material is about religion.
This includes Santiago’s suggestion that the Bible’s book of Leviticus be replaced by Green Eggs and Ham: “Sam I am. I am Sam.” It’s so cryptic and redundant, he argues, it would fit right in.
There are some great quick jokes. Dogs are now allowed into heaven, he reveals, on the condition that they’ve only had sex people-style. And there’s a hilarious bit involving a Komodo dragon that I’ll leave you to discover for yourself.
READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW. HERE
MONTREAL FRINGE REVIEW - THE IMMACULATE BIG BANG
The Immaculate Big Bang, written and performed by Bill Santiago, was a smashing exegesis of the relationship between science and religion. Bill Santiago has enough energy to run a nuclear reactor and his comic sense and timing are both immaculate and explosive. It was a spectacular journey of questions about the universe (which usually leave me a bit bored), but the way this was written then delivered was so fantastic, I was riveted. If you can, GO SEE THIS!!! The Immaculate Big Bang is at the incredibly comfortable Theatre Impro Montreal (3697 St Laurent) on June 14, 16, and 16.
The Funny Of Latin Dance
Standup meets Latin Dance
What's not to love about this show? It's me on stage with live musicians, as I take the audience through my personal experiences with Latin Dance -- the euphoria, the breakthroughs, the frustrations and humiliations.
And then the fun really gets going when people from the audience join me on stage to dance and share their dance stories with me. More than a show, it's an event.
Oh, and when I say Latin Dance, I don't mean just salsa. I mean the show covers the gamut: including tango, cumbia, merengue, samba, flamenco, ranchera, quebradita, corrido, bachata, cha cha cha, bolero, danzon, bomba, rhumba, lambada, onda chuntarra, paso duranguense, reggaeton, capoeira, the macarena, lambada, zumba, zapateado...
So far we've had sold out performances in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
Standup meets Latin Dance
What's not to love about this show? It's me on stage with live musicians, as I take the audience through my personal experiences with Latin Dance -- the euphoria, the breakthroughs, the frustrations and humiliations.
And then the fun really gets going when people from the audience join me on stage to dance and share their dance stories with me. More than a show, it's an event.
Oh, and when I say Latin Dance, I don't mean just salsa. I mean the show covers the gamut: including tango, cumbia, merengue, samba, flamenco, ranchera, quebradita, corrido, bachata, cha cha cha, bolero, danzon, bomba, rhumba, lambada, onda chuntarra, paso duranguense, reggaeton, capoeira, the macarena, lambada, zumba, zapateado...
So far we've had sold out performances in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
Spanglish 101
A Total Immersion Comedic Excursion Into Latino USA
Laughs for Latinos and the Latino-curious
The show isn't just about how much I love Spanglish – twice the vocabulary and half the grammar – but how we are what we speak. So it’s about our shared sense of, yes, Spanglishness, being of and living in two worlds at the same time. Cómo se dice… simultaneously.
You’re going to hear a lot about all the craziness in my family, too. How I was traumatized by my parents divorce, because they never got one. How my cousin Quique just got out of jail, again, after bankrupting everybody with his collect phone calls from “a correctional facility.” How my grandmother and I were college roommates, and lots more fun stuff like that. Oh, and how we never had cats because cats weren’t macho enough. So we only had dogs – poodles.
And at no extra cost, I throw in some socio-political-hysterical context. If there were no Spanish American War in 1898, guess what? No “West Side Story” in 1957. Imperialism? Or just show biz? How far is this country willing to go for a good Broadway musical? I’m gonna break it all down, no te preocupes.
As salsa clubs become gentrified and the chewpacabra generation enjoys the cache of being Latino in a post-vida-loca world, one of my favorite things to do is laugh about all this stuff. Whether you call it Spanglish, bodega-bonics, chipoptle-chat or Mexicali Esperanto, it’s the perfect starting point for making fun of everything you ever wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, about Latinos.
And if you’re a good audience, I might even dance a little for you.
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