PLEASE LAUGH

Welcome to SOMEONE'S UP LATE!, this universe's answer to THE TONIGHT SHOW or THE LATE LATE SHOW! Anything can happen here — celebrity interviews! Games! Ego trips! Murder! Stand-up comedy!

Taking the form of a taping of an actual late night TV show, PLEASE LAUGH is about failing upwards, power (and who can wield it), and what becomes of the soul of the underdog when they become the top...
Welcome to SOMEONE'S UP LATE!, this universe's answer to THE TONIGHT SHOW or THE LATE LATE SHOW! Anything can happen here — celebrity interviews! Games! Ego trips! Murder! Stand-up comedy!

Taking the form of a taping of an actual late night TV show, PLEASE LAUGH is about failing upwards, power (and who can wield it), and what becomes of the soul of the underdog when they become the top dog. It's also about the power an audience has to shape a narrative.
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PLEASE LAUGH

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  • Stephen Fruchtman:
    26 Aug. 2022
    The host, as with many such hosts i.r.l, has nothing funny to say himself, but his sheer audacity is horrifyingly hilarious (often a difficult line to toe, written masterfully here), and it drives everyone around him to similar extremes. Despite the host's gravity, the other characters are fully realized and genuinely funny. The more straightforward moments of hope and humor carry a lingering uneasiness with them; how long can it last? The journey the audience takes from standard interactions to game playing, to complicity, is fascinating and begs for a full production to see.
  • Jacob Surovsky:
    29 Dec. 2021
    The best thing James Corden has ever been in, this is a really great talk show play

Development History

  • Reading
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    Dramatists Guild
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    2021

Awards

Semi-Finalist
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SheNYCArts Festival
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2022
Finalist
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The Loom New Works Festival
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Woven Theatre
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2021