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Confessions of a Baby Boomer Bombshell

Posted by Kathleen Renne in Fast Forward Fringe Blog

Confessions of a Baby Boomer Bombshell, Monday, 7:45

My favourite show so far! I laughed my way through the entire 60 minutes of Zandra Bell's stand-up comedy routine. 

Bell takes on the persona of Shirley Best, a flamboyant, middle-aged housewife, complete with a green, leopard-print turban.  Her routine hits the nail on the head of so many challenges women face, from the travails of squeezing into "one-size-fits-all" pantyhose, to the difficulties of giving a urine sample because we can't "write our name in the snow." 

It's an ideal show for women, particularly for those reaching middle-age themselves, or for those who are past wanting to look like "model scrawnabes" (instead of "wannabes" - get it?!) and can laugh at the societal pressures to be skinny and eternally youthful.  In my books, this is a must-see.

-Kathleen Renne


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