Graphic jokes serve as mirror to society

The Tinker Show is a live sketch comedy group that uses improv and short films to entertain audiences with an arsenal of jokes revolving around shock-inducing topics, like defecation and masturbation.

By Frank Ladra
The Guardsman

The  Tinker Show is a live sketch comedy group that uses improv and short  films to entertain audiences with an arsenal of jokes revolving around  shock-inducing topics, like defecation and masturbation.

The  Tinker Show is written and directed by Jason Tinker and produced by  Kimberly Ashland. Other cast members include Sarah Longacre, Nico  Bellamy, Elaine Gavin, Jennie Cardoso and former Guardsman editor Nick  Palm.

The  upcoming show, appropriately titled “Old School Maturity,” reflects the  comedy troupe’s movement away from moral constraints, giving the  members the ability to be a unique production within the Bay Area. And  no joke is off limits.

Yet  instead of the unconstrained humor meaning to be crude and offensive,  the show is intended to make the audience laugh at themselves and  society.

The Tinker Show is performing live July 7 and 8 at Stage Werx Theatre. Tickets are $18 to $20.
Visit www.thetinkershow.com for more information.

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