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SF Bay Guardian "Walks This Way" Review (2003)
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Killing My Lobster Walks This Way
By Veltman
Originally published by SFBG, November 12, 2003.
(c) 2003, All rights reserved.
In Killing My Lobster Walks This Way the ever-resourceful KML comedy company weaves a Terry Gilliam-esque collage from the flotsam of long-lost cultural antimatter and the jetsam of random association. Having raided the local Goodwill store for some goofy threads, the cast shimmy and strip tease their way through a sequence of bite-size skits with spot-on slapstick timing. From two old crones racing each other on miniature bikes to a show-stopping musical ode to the high-heeled shoe, the material is as eclectic as the costumes. Despite being well executed, the show feels at times like a collection of improv workshop exercises strung together-and although most of the humor is visual, an unforgiving acoustic swallows much of the text. Still, any journey that visits the themes of necrophilia, Donkey Kong, and brain surgery only to reach its destination with the words "world peace" has got to be worth seeing.
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