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Here's what the critics are saying:
"exceptionally uproarious"
"15 Minutes is the funniest thing I saw this year."
"this is satire with gravitas and smarts. And it's a riot."
"side-splitting"
"had the audience rolling with laughter."
"the comedy is ripe and the story comes together in a tidy,
satisfying way."

Efren Askew is a man with a curse; he’s a brilliant writer, but only writes in an alcohol-induced trance, blacking out for days at a time and remembering nothing afterward. As Askew’s celebrity grows and Hollywood begins to devour him, he comes face to face with the fleeting nature of fame.

Mostly Water (Craig Buchert, Jason Ludwig, Matt Stanton, Sam Varteniuk, and Trent Wilkie) is joined by a talented group of local performers (Dana Andersen, Peter Brown, Dave Clarke, Chris Craddock, Jeff Haslam, Mark Meer, Davina Stewart, Dale and Syrell Wilson) who make cameo video appearances in a hilarious meditation on one man’s 15 Minutes of fame.

This one-act play with sketch-like elements is the latest offering from Mostly Water, a sketch comedy group that has been writing and performing in Edmonton for five years. When they aren’t writing for CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show, MW hosts Metro Shorts (an adjudicated short film competition sponsored by Metro Cinema) as well as Mostly Water Live @ the Roxy (part of Theatre Network’s Performance Series). Past Fringe hits include 1UP, How to Not Suck, Whoa Whoa Whoa, and Wetware, as well as I’m Sticking With Kiefer, part of the 2007-8 Indie5 Season.

Tickets are $21 and can be purchased at the door (the Roxy Theatre - 10708 124 Street, Edmonton) or $22.75 in advance by visiting tixonthesquare. For show details or to arrange an interview contact Sam Varteniuk at (780) 686-5960.

Mostly Water will take over the Roxy stage for one more variety show! If you haven't joined us yet, come on out to the last one of the season! We tell jokes. We have fun. We play Plunko. We play Name That 80s Sitcom. We show brand new videos. Our audiences have a great time. And our guests kick ass!

Past guests include NDP MP Linda Duncan, Mayor of Edmonton Stephen Mandel, Former MP Michael Phair, CBC's Peter Brown, Playwright Chris Craddock, DEDfest's Derek Clayton, The Wheatpool, The Be Arthurs and The James Murdoch Band. Entertainment abounds!

Mixing live stage performance with video shorts, MWT produces a game/talk show unlike anything you have seen before. These Edmonton-based performers could very well become your new best buddies to hang out with on a Saturday night.