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It is so rare to hear an audience laugh so freely, so often, so complicitly and with such enormous respect and admiration for the performer. A brilliant evening....my 67 year old friend and my 21 one year old niece both spilling out of the NAC reviewing their favourite moments, carried along on a genuine endorphin high from two hours of tear inducing laughter.
Loved the show. As usual, Sandra Shamas doesn't let us down. I laughed from start to finish, and would SO recommend this show to others.
What a wonderful evening, listening to Sandra Shamas tell it like it is. Her experiences resonat with women of 'a certain age'... Happy to see a good number of men in the audience, all laughing at the same things as the rest of us. I hope Ms. Shamus keeps going so we can keep laughing as we grow old together.
I had a few good laughs at the Wits End trilogy, but felt a bit bored at times. Also had trouble hearing and couldn't see Sandra's great facial expressions. Was sitting in back row of orchestra. Disappointed by that.
Sandra is one funny lady. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time, there were tears running down my face. This is a show to go with a girlfriend or two. Leave the men at home, although they laugh,you can see that they don't "get" it quite the same way that the women do. I only wish Sandra toured on an annual basis, because I would see her every time.
Lots of belly laughs! Sandra is very comfortable on stage and makes you feel like you are old friends having a chat.
Sandra gives a performance that is beyond funny! Being a woman, her humor is something I can definately relate to. Keep us laughing Sandra.
We have followed Sandra's career from the very first show that she did. She puts a spell on you the moment she walks on the stage. Pure delight to be in her presence. Her stories are "ow, my sides hurt" funny....poignant....sad...exhilarating...insightful...the full gamut of emotions. With Sandra, you are never on the carousel, that just goes round and round, Sandra takes you on the roller coaster! Boy, what a ride! Enchanting as always!
I absolutely adore Sandra Shamas (I've seen all of her shows), and I thoroughly enjoyed her latest show. I brought a friend who had never heard of her, and she's now a big fan. Sandra is hilarious, but she also has heart and a great deal of wisdom, and that shines through. I didn't want the show to end, and I hope it's not too long before Sandra is on stage once again.
Great show. The first half of the show was the best part and had me laughing to the point of tears. The shows second half was lacking. I would have preferred ( and somewhat expected) the comedy aspect to be towards men and woman relations. It seemed to start off in that direction however it turned to farming. Still a great show and would definitely recommend to woman 30+.
What sets Sandra apart from many other comics is her commitment to tell it like it is. She simply tells stories, and remains transparent and genuine in the telling. In so doing, I believe she ranks with the world's best, including Bill Cosby, who simply tells stories. In addition, she does not generate anything negative in the telling. Comedy, after all, is about laughing at our own foibles and silliness. Many comics like to put others down to make us laugh. Sandra doesn't need to put anyone down, including herself. There is no anger or bitterness in the story. I come away from her performances with a feeling of self-affirmation, opportunity, and self-respect, laughing all the while. Until I attended this event, it had not occurred to me that many comics tend to stagnate in a particular attitude or level of learning. Everything seems to revolve around the joke. By contrast, Sandra seems to be committed a lifetime of learning and growth, and she seems to understand that laughter sprouts unbidden from every single corner of our lives. She doesn't manufacture it: she just sees it and shares it with us. To my mind, this is art in its highest form, and a rich experience on both mental and physical levels! (sore belly)
Sandra's presentation of a women's experience with aging was realistic and funny. I more enjoy when she shares her personal interactions with people she comes across in here day to day life. Her ability to bring those interactions to life is priceless.
4th time I've seen her, every show is fabulous! She is funny, real and so witty. Nice to see a comic that is not in it for the 'shock' effect, not racist, vulgar or fake. I love her!
From the opening salvo Sandra had us laughing. Details so intimate but so obviously universal to Toronto women on the subjects of 'becoming a woman' at the age of 11 years followed by more of the same on the subject of menopause. She has honed the powers of observation re: the female experience to a fine point and when you combine that with her masterful story-telling and just the right amount of physical comedy as an accent, you are guaranteed a laugh-out-loud evening. I get the impression that she likes her following and loves to perform but has no real interest in taking her act to a broader level of public exposure. I have to think she could sell out on Broadway if she ever got the opportunity but thank goodness she hasn't gone there. We're so lucky to have her around. Thank you Sandra. I hope you keep us laughing for many years to come.
Sandra is a passionate and funny woman. Her connection to herself and her land are amazing. I truly admire her attitude on embracing aging. She certainly has nailed the symptamolgy associated with menopause. Most women over the age of 45 can certainly relate. I laughed all through her performance. This is a must see event. Well done Ms. Shamas. You rocked the house!
Superb! The energy it takes to stand alone and entertain for 2 hours... the bonus is a clever, witty, honest monologue, which increases endorphins and makes you happy... What more can you ask? Great evening.
My first time to see Sandra Shamas. Being a man, I realized quickly that the audience demographic is skewed heavily to mid aged females. I trusted my gender wouldn't matter much and I was right. Of course some of the humour was vicariously experienced but I got the joke.....again and again. Ms. Shamas presents a lovely blend of appealing personality, edge, visual humour and subtely balanced with more in your face comedy. . She creates an intimacy with her homespun and personal storytelling which reveals about the right amount of herself to keep one intrigued but not uncomfortable. I was engaged throughout and got myself an education on a few less known aspects of "being a woman".
The ENTIRE 1st Half was totally about Womens's Menopause and buying bras.... The ENTIRE 2nd half was about Sandra's desire to live on a Farm, buying a Tractor and killing a Rat in her Kitchen at her Farm. At Intermission the Men who gatheried outside the Men's Washroom were all sharing how boring the Performance was to them and the hope that the 2nd half would be hilarious as Sandra Shamus past performances and reputation.. Sandra/her writers did not consider that 1) her audience wasn't all Women and 2) that her Performance was in Toronto not in Farm Country which audience would have better appreciated her scripting for this Performance... Sandra was still funny and amusing but so very disappointing to past fans and to 1st timers seeing her(at least Men)
What an uproariously funny evening - missed some of Sandra's funny lines as everyone was laughing so much! Many of us have been there and done that! It is so good to see her back on the circuit I had asked several friends if they would like to go and they said that they had never heard of Sandra....well I informed them that they missed a real treat and hopefully Sandra will come around again.....
My friend and I laughed for almost all of the two hour presentation by Sandra Shamas. Her comedic timing, facial expressions and body language contributed as much to the uproariously funny show as her punchlines. She managed to touch on all the yucky parts of reaching menopause and make us laugh at it all. And she also helped us see the freeing part of reaching your fifties and deciding yourself who you wanted to be in this next phase of life. I absolutely loved this show and my body totally appreciated the great release of endorphins it provided.
