Reviewed by Tracey Paleo, Gia On The Transfer

A final-minute, random solo present alternative has turned out to be probably the most thrilling powerhouse shows of the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Pageant. Author/performer Brandon Raman offers a tour de drive efficiency in his extremely comedic but lethal severe epic, I CAN’T INDIAN GOOD.

An insulted host of a well-liked BIPOC tv present shames his newest visitor, actor Brandon Raman for not being “Indian” sufficient when requested to call the favourite issues about his tradition. After slicing the present quick, he sends Raman away with the proviso that he get schooled on his Indian-ness to be able to get a second shot at his interview.  However as a primary technology Indian-American, with a made-up title, virtually no data of his household’s historical past, and type of in battle with the representations of his folks he’s grown up with on TV, he begins to surprise who he truly is.  Hours later, In a panic at 3am, after binging Bollywood films in preparation for his return to the present, Raman says out loud that he’ll attempt something to attach him together with his historical past. And…identical to that…his most colourful ancestors present up, one after the other, to take him on a wild, Scrooge’s-ghosts-meet-Scott-Pilgrim’s-exes, trip till he understands precisely what about himself issues.

Raman’s sensible storytelling skills are equally matched by his comedic timing, sense of urgency, and character shifts as he performs all the boys and lady who go to him all through the early morning. And actually, his martial arts/dance expertise are merely off the charts superior.  The present is ingenious, transferring, hilarious and in the end gives a most compelling reply as to whether or not he’s Indian sufficient.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

There are not any extra Fringe dates.  Nonetheless, this present will likely be returning on July 1st for and Encore efficiency.

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