April 3, 2019 | The Bier Baron Tavern & DC Comedy Loft
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Whoever coined the phrase “Lightning never strikes the same place twice" has never been to a Perfect Liars Club show at The Bier Baron Tavern and DC Comedy Loft. And yet, even we admitted that it was going to take a yeoman's effort to top the instant-classic that was our March 2019 show. So, when all was said and done, did that yeoman deliver?
All the ingredients for success were there. A beautiful spring evening. A packed house. And four veteran performers ready to entertain and puzzle the sold-out crowd with four dubious tales:
The cheers that greeted each of our storytellers were contrasted by the bewildered looks of audience members who remained skeptical about each performer. "Do you think you know who the liar is," the night's host, Pierce McManus, quizzed the crowd. The rumble of mumbles and sighs that followed told us all we needed to know. Perhaps the interrogation would bring some clarity to the conundrum.
Question after question after was question was posed. And, as if on cue, our talented tellers served up the laughs, quip after quip after quip. But, behind the laughter and the charade of audience theatrics, it was clear that the capacity crowd was hiding something.
They didn't have the foggiest clue who had told the lie. The vote told the tale of a duped audience, with the top vote-getter -- Nick -- besting the bottom vote-getter -- Ivy -- by a mere six votes. And, unsurprisingly, Ian and Meredith tied for the middle position with 26 votes apiece.
The drum roll sounded. The performers jockeyed for position. The audience members craned their necks and crossed their fingers. And then... A storyteller stepped forward and a mighty roar erupted from the crowd.
Ivy, the least suspicious of the entire bunch, stood before them. A liar unspotted, yet again, as D.C.'s best and brightest wondered where and when it all went wrong.
So how was April 2019's Perfect Liars Club? It was absolutely electrifying.
Hands down.
All the ingredients for success were there. A beautiful spring evening. A packed house. And four veteran performers ready to entertain and puzzle the sold-out crowd with four dubious tales:
- Did mom and self-professed "bad cook" Ivy try to pass off a Flan de Naranja as her own at her child's elementary school fiesta, only to be busted by one of the other parents -- the very woman she bought the custard dessert from at the neighborhood bodega?
- Was unbaptized teenage heathen Meredith "saved" when she decided to "explore religion" on a trip to Great Wolf Lodge with a Christian youth group after developing a crush on the attractive, guitar playing youth pastor?
- Did six-year-old Nick get access to the grounds of Philadelphia's legendary Veteran Stadium, meet the Eagles football team, and receive an autographed football, only to misplace the pigskin before his awesome afternoon came to an end?
- Did rule-breaking cadet Ian and his smart-aleck bunkmate resort to an all nude, all the time policy to prevent their archenemy, the Commandant, from entering their dorm room and issuing punishments for a host of disobedient acts?
The cheers that greeted each of our storytellers were contrasted by the bewildered looks of audience members who remained skeptical about each performer. "Do you think you know who the liar is," the night's host, Pierce McManus, quizzed the crowd. The rumble of mumbles and sighs that followed told us all we needed to know. Perhaps the interrogation would bring some clarity to the conundrum.
- Where was the bodega that Ivy purchased her flan at located?
- Which Great Wolf Lodge location did Meredith get baptized at?
- Could Nick sing the Philadelphia Eagles' fight song?
- Could Ian describe -- in graphic detail-- what his roommate's "member" looked like? (He could.)
Question after question after was question was posed. And, as if on cue, our talented tellers served up the laughs, quip after quip after quip. But, behind the laughter and the charade of audience theatrics, it was clear that the capacity crowd was hiding something.
They didn't have the foggiest clue who had told the lie. The vote told the tale of a duped audience, with the top vote-getter -- Nick -- besting the bottom vote-getter -- Ivy -- by a mere six votes. And, unsurprisingly, Ian and Meredith tied for the middle position with 26 votes apiece.
The drum roll sounded. The performers jockeyed for position. The audience members craned their necks and crossed their fingers. And then... A storyteller stepped forward and a mighty roar erupted from the crowd.
Ivy, the least suspicious of the entire bunch, stood before them. A liar unspotted, yet again, as D.C.'s best and brightest wondered where and when it all went wrong.
So how was April 2019's Perfect Liars Club? It was absolutely electrifying.
Hands down.