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BBQ Kittens: Spooky Version

A fidgety audience eagerly awaited the Barbeque Kitten performance at Neumiller Hall last Saturday.

Before the show started, a member of the team warned viewers there would be some R-rated material, and the audience should prepare accordingly. He set the light-hearted and humorous tone that continued throughout the presentation.

The Kittens did an excellent job, as usual, at keeping the crowd engaged and laughing. Almost every exercise included outside suggestions and some even required volunteers to help onstage.

In one exercise, two Kittens had to sing a eulogy about a volunteer, only based on minimal information he gave to them on the spot. The impromptu ballad was very impressive.

While the team members played many hilarious games, the one that stuck out was “TED Talk.” Two Kittens gave a slideshow presentation about an unknown topic and only had random slides behind them as guides.

The lesson was teaching teenagers how to drop their mixtapes, and the players had to connect concepts such as cocaine, forks in toasters and “Netflix and chill.” The audience roared with laughter throughout the “lecture,” proving to be the favorite of the night.

Unfortunately, the show had one flaw: The Halloween theme was barely visible and, if anything, took away from the acts. Each Kitten dressed in a costume, but some were unrecognizable and the musician only occasionally referenced their apparel.

The underlying plot of the show outlined the musician and his assistant taking over and controlling the Kittens. About halfway into the performance, the assistant revealed that she actually was in charge. The games began “killing” the kittens, as opposed to just eliminating them.

There was one novel aspect to the Halloween theme: the evil musician changed each of the exercises to make them more difficult or “scarier” for the kittens. This allowed a refreshing twist to the normal improv exercises.

The Kittens’ game “Brain Freeze”, where participants act out a scene until someone screams “Freeze!” to replace a player and start a new skit was made so this time, the antagonist called the shots and made them switch out according to his desire.

Despite the underused Halloween theme, Barbeque Kitten provided yet another entertaining Saturday night. I’d recommend all future performances to any Bradley students looking for an amusing, comedy-filled night.

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