Review: (Toronto) Tales of Whoa (Fringe)

Exploring sketch with mixed results
by Joel Fishbane
@joelfishbane

Sketch comedy is par for the course in any Fringe Festival and the quartet of Not Bad Abe aim for the stars with a high concept show that combines traditional sketch with the longform variety. After discovering a board game called Tales of Whoa, two lost souls are sucked into a world where they are forced to participate in sketches if they ever hope to return home.