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"For a performer so vaingloriously poisonous, Capurro is the antidote to all those who attend stand-up knowing nothing about the act or expecting their world view to be reaffirmed. Buying his ticket, you’re agreeing to a tacit pact that the unsayable will be said." ****The Scotsman 08/2008 "Unbelievable, unstoppable and most definitely, unmissable! Scott isn’t just a cutting edge comic. He made the edge. If you only see one show this festival, it must be this one. " ***** Scotsgay 08/2008 "This is the art of stand-up at it’s finest, a masterclass in comedy and that’s why he deserves 5 stars. I dare you to go and see it."Broadway Baby 08/2008 "Comic equation: Larry Grayson x (Lenny Bruce + Chris Rock)" The Guardian, 08/2008 "Yet accept the ferocious, corrosive material in the provocative spirit it’s intended, and it is brilliantly, shockingly funny. So far beyond the pale that the only reaction to laugh, partly out of discomfort, partly out of the sheer audacity of it all." ***** Chortle 08/2008 "One of the few genuinely challenging acts out there…a thoughtful, intelligent comic whose act has far more to it than pure shock value. He's not preachy, he's just camp, crude and incredibly funny." Tim Arthur, Time Out London, March 2008 "You''ll go to hell for this, but at least you"ll go down laughing." Chortle, December 2007 "Capurro, a master of deadpan comedy and a professional in the fields of gut-busting hilarity and subtle wit, will let the vulgarities fly. He"ll make you feel like yourself again — your fucked-up, cynical, hedonistic, perfectly well-balanced self." San Francisco Guardian, December 2007 "…But the evening belonged to Scott Capurro. The unease in the room is often palpable; the punchlines hit so hard you can almost taste the blood that oozes from Capurro"s victims. 5 STARS" Venue Magazine, October 2007 "Even in these open-minded days this hugely experienced provocateur would not get a whiff of the mainstream with his set that took in crucifixion, the holocaust and baby murder. The clapping was accompanied by the whirr of Mary Whitehouse spinning in her grave." Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, July 2007 "Scott Capurro is crude, rude and out of line. He’s also hilarious.” Prague Post, June 2007 "A tall, confident homosexual on Viagra…I"d happily listen to his point of view again, although, laughter aside, I"d do it in silence." Grapevine Magazine, East Anglia, February 2007 "Rude, hilarious and endearing. Shame he only played Prague for one night." The Prague Post, June, 2006 "He had me sweating and he only grew funnier throughout his segment, especially because of his devil-may-care nonchalance." Cape Town Times, September, 2006 "Capurro still rushes in where most straight comedians would be terrified to tread" The Scotsman, August 2006 "He is sleeker and wittier than ever before and there can be few comics who make an art of insulting their audience while simultaneously seducing them. A MUST SEE!" The Stage, August, 2006 "Capurro offers no apologies as he jokes about AIDS, cancer, the Holocaust and battered women. He claims to not read the newspapers because theyre not about him, but his political satire is so up to date that its clear this man does his research...his audience interaction was hilarious!" Scotsgay, August 2006 "The most fearless and technically perfect stand up on the circuit." The Guardian, August, 2005 "Brilliantly outrageous." The Scotsman, August, 2005 "Scott Capurro, who Arthur Smith called the epitome of waspishness, lived up to his epithet like a hornet at picnic." Chortle "This is as confrontational as comedy gets. One routine, replaying the imagined aggressive bedroom behavior of black men, even had this heard-it-all hack feeling queasy. Strictly for strong stomachs." Evening Standard "It's like watching a car accident." Rove McManus, diminutive Australian talk show host "We were embarrassed by his disrespect and self-loathing." LGBT Centre, San Jose, Ca. "He’s evil and should be forced to leave the country." The Daily Mirror |
Comic. Actor. Author. Playwright.Scott Capurro was reared in Daly City, California; at age 3, he swam the English Channel; and since 1993, he’s told unsavory jokes in every English speaking country, so he’s surrounded by duplicity. Yet he keeps challenging himself, because he’s physically challenged and emotionally unavailable. Described by San Francisco Weekly (free press, run by lesbians and trannys with large hands) as “stand-up in the very best possible sense - deadpan, ever-alert and hilarious”, Scott has appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire, where, effortlessly, he played a homosexual; and Star Wars The Phantom Menace, where, breathlessly, he wore rubber. Scott knows Jimmy Carter and Nelson Mandela. Well, he’s met Nelson once. They’re both vegetarians. Actually, Nelson is. Scott said he was, to impress Nelson. Jimmy eats anything. Other memorable 'Scott' moments in 2008:
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