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Bill Irwin's zany antics in this show embody a combination of craft and imagination that prompted film director Robert Altman to exclaim, "I think he's remarkable, on the same level of genius with Chaplin and Keaton." Clown, mime, dancer and satirist, Bill Irwin takes a grab bag of theatrical conventions and turns them into a madcap amalgam of gags, dance routines and sketches. Irwin's hapless character is an "Everyman" in a baggy suit, whose only wish is to entertain. Bill Irwin's genius was recognized with a 1999 Tony Award for "Special Achievement" (for his work "Fool Moon").

"A comic pleasure of a kind so rare in our time that you occasionally forget to laugh from sitting in stunned admiration."- The Village Voice

1983, Comedy, 60 minutes, Color

Cast: Bill Irwin, Doug Skinner, Michael O'Connor


Written by: Bill Irwin

Music by: Doug Skinner

Directed by: Gary Halverson


Produced by: Sam Paul

Executive Producer: Jac Venza


A presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York, Great Performances 1982