Customer Reviews:
 a simple comedic masterpiece. February 13, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
being a fan of steve martin's bare faced, honest, goofy humour, i was happily surprised to read the gem that is 'shopgirl', a sweet tale of ordinary people in ordinary lives finding each other out of the ordinary. if you've read that book, and if not, i highly recommend that you do, and noted martin's knack for observing the mundane in a multicoloured and somewhat neurotic light, then this collection of plays of bizarre scenes will delight you. an unpretentious set of pieces that will come to life inside your head and truly make you laugh. hilarious characters in almost normal situations, somehow their outlandish attitudes and behaviours are so familiarly human.
subtly satirical and, quite simply, very very funny. a must for anyone who enjoys real comedy
a master of comedy. simple, delightful. February 11, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
being a fan of steve martin's bare faced, honest, goofy humour, i was happily surprised to read the gem that is 'shopgirl', a sweet tale of ordinary people in ordinary lives finding each other out of the ordinary. if you've read that book, and if not, i highly recommend that you do, and noted martin's knack for observing the mundane in a multicoloured and somewhat neurotic light, then this collection of plays of bizarre scenes will delight you. an unpretentious set of pieces that will come to life inside your head and truly make you laugh. hilarious characters in almost normal situations, somehow their outlandish attitudes and behaviours are so familiarly human.
subtly satirical and, quite simply, very very funny. a must for anyone who enjoys real comedy.
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