How (Not) to Cope – WIP

Isaacs show is wonderful! It is a well balanced mix of great observational comedy peppered with thoughtful comments on the reality of grief. I saw this show days ago and I still find myself laughing about it days later, especially when I spot the vending machines in toilets! Isaac impressively packs in multiple comedy genres across the hour including stand up, story telling and musical comedy. I highly recommend it!

I've seen this show twice and would see it again! Isaac Kean cleverly plays with the concept of authenticity on stage & challenges the audience to self-reflect on performance and how we capitalize on trauma. Loved the silly songs that were dropped in; they poked fun at musical comedy in a perfectly self-deprecating and self-aware way. Loved it all and was really touched to see some audience members relate to the material on grief and caregiving so deeply. Highly recommend!

Seems like a nice guy but I found the non-grief-related material to be quite predictable, the songs to be badly executed and simplistic (and not in an amusingly ironic way), and the grief-related material to be devoid of pathos and any kind of vulnerability. Tries to create a loophole by touching on how performance is inherently artificial, but what is the point of a comedy show about grief that neither makes you laugh nor cry?

Great show, poignant and funny, what more could you want?

Excellent show, best I’ve seen so far! Funny and audiience participation was fun. Very Fringe! Would go again. Mature beyond his age, self deprecating but also a good singer and keyboard player. Deep issues presented in a relatable format. I laughed and almost cried. Wonderful, highly recommended.