THEATER REVIEW- Tara Flynn: Not Now

Tara Flynn is part of a rare breed of comedians. Her jokes, like her tone, are warm, friendly, are NOT MEAN-SPIRITED. The routine is conversational story-telling and draws liberally from her Irish background and family. The entire hour is shockingly devoid of cheap shots at sex, bathrooms, or how much she hates _________ (fill in the blank with blatantly offensive cultural icon).

Her stories evoked more amusement than belly-laughter and I was much more interested in her witty contrasts of the new and the old, rather than simple teary-eyed nostalgia for the past. I wanted to hear more about her experiences dating as a middle-aged woman, but that may have been more of my own curiosity for a one-woman rendition of coupling, than a true criticism of the show. She spent too much time meeting the audience and dissecting an early cracker commercial, but overall I left the show feeling as PB&J satisfied…not the most mature or complicated meal, but strangely comforting.