Laughing Stock Production "randy writes a novel" Is a Novel Comedic Approach to Pondering Life's Ironies

It was no surprise that Laughing Stock Production of "randy writes a novel" was a one puppet show.  What was delightfully surprising, was how entertaining, erudite and unique an experience  this comedy sketch which stretched into something inordinately funny & thought provoking.  Randy is an elastic pink headed sock puppet with white bulging eyes.  He looked something like a pepto bismal colored Kermit with a similar saucy & sincere attitude.  Randy announces himself as the opener for the opening act which is in fact Randy.  He promises "fucking magic" as he interacts with the audience in the manner of a live stand-up comic appearing on stage.  However, this comic only rises above his boxed facade as a ruse for a faux figurehead. The gimmick acts as a friendly mask in establishing a jocular rapport with the audience.  The initial comic material of observational humor is LOL.  And, once the puppet has the crowd in hand the show transforms into a prologue of iconic literary writers as a preamble to reading us his novel.  Randy's bantering of where you're from & what do you uncovered 2 UN employees; one from India and one from Australia "here trying to save the world."  Randy asked their biggest fears.  "Fear of people's stupidities."  An elitist fear replied Randy.  The show juxtaposes jokes of masturbation with procrastination from reading aloud his novel.  Randy shifts from his comedic schtick to more enlightening topics of Buddhism, existentialism and mortality.  The musings of a pink sock puppet pull some about face twists although Randy concedes the show was "billed as a comedy." This ingenious Laughing Stock production pushes the boundaries of communication and disconnection.  Art is meant to push your thoughts in another direction. Who'd have thought such clever philosophical comedy could come from a faux facsimile of a live stand-up comedian?