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After a sold out run of her debut show Gutterplum in 2019, LA clown Courtney Pauroso returns as sex robot Vanessa 5000, who – over the course of her product demonstration – grows increasingly conflicted about technology, modernity and her own existence.
Artificially intelligent. Genuinely stupid. ChatGPT ain’t got nothing on Vanessa 5000’s sweet synthetic ass.
‘This is late-night Fringe entertainment at its best’
Courtney Pauroso is an award-winning actor, writer and comedian based in LA. She co-wrote and appeared in Two Pink Doors, a series of 5-minute shorts for FX, directed by Dr Brown, and has several television projects in development with long time collaborator Natalie Palamides, including a series produced by Mark Duplass. She was a series regular on Like & Subscribe, and has also appeared in Jackass Forever, Reno 911, Key & Peele, 2 Broke Girls, Florida Girls, The Opening Act, and Dogleg. She is a former member of the Groundlings Sunday Company and Washington D.C.’s internationally renowned physical theatre company Synetic Theater.
Directed by Corey Podell.
Sold Out Run: Edinburgh Fringe (2019)
Sold Out Run: New York Comedy Festival (2019)
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