Reviews for Culture Clash: Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy

The average rating for Culture Clash: Life, Death and Revolutionary Comedy based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-02 00:00:00 William Brannaman This book was banned under the Arizona Ethnic Studies restrictions. Why? Because Culture Clash has the audacity to suggest that Chicanos/Latinos have a vibrant culture that is funny and irreverent and they aren't afraid to say that colonization of the Americas kind of sucked for the indigenous folks, just like racism and exoticization sucks for people of color. But they do all their smart commentary through jokes about Taqueria Serra: Heavenly Tacos and Giant Boomboxes mixed with some very poignant monologues. Reminds me of my favorite Elvis Impersonator. This was so much fun to read - I couldn't put it down on the plane from LAX to MSP, even though I really wanted to take a nap. I love their comedy and I see a lot of parallels between CC and El Vez - they share a similar sensibility (and I hope to be able to write on this in my current article revision).

Review # 2 was written on 2010-07-20 00:00:00 Erik Sexton This book is the scripts of the Culture Clash plays "The Mission", "A Bowl of Beings", and "Radio Mambo". I saw their play "American Nights" at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and loved it so much that I bought tickets to see it a second time. I picked up this book to try and get more of the magic, but of course reading a script is a long way from seeing a performance. If you get a chance to see Culture Clash -- go. OSF commissioned the play as part of their American History Cycle.