Kids Can Heckle!
Fun for the whole family, but especially fun for the little ones! Top UK stand-up Ollie Horn ("Ollie Horn is a gifted storyteller" Wee Review) attempts to tell the same clean stand-up that he does around the world. The only thing that can stop him is the imagination of your kids, who at any point are allowed, no, encouraged to jump in and be as silly as possible! ★★★★ "The perfect way to introduce your kids to the world of stand-up" — Kids In Adelaide A chaotic, interactive, wholesome, and hilarious hour of comedy that provides genuine entertainment for everyone in the room. It's a stand-up show that kids control! "Fantastic show for both young and old."— Nadine W
"Great show and Ollie handled the kids so well."—Alexander S
"Best kid-friendly act we've been to"— Kellie L
Being a stand-up comedian is challenging at the best of times but performing stand-up for kids takes things to a whole new level.
As we all know, children rarely hold back, sharing every little thought that pops into their heads. That’s why British comic Ollie Horn, the comic behind Kids Can Heckle, truly had his work cut out for him.
From the very start, Ollie had the young audience hooked. He chatted to each child individually, cracking jokes and keeping the energy high. My own daughters, as bolshy as ever, even got to share their own terrible dad jokes, which Ollie cleverly twisted into something even more hilarious.
Although the audience was small, this only enhanced the experience. Ollie used the intimate setting to his advantage, tailoring his jokes to each child. One sullen nine-year-old girl was particularly hard to win over, but Ollie made it his mission to get her laughing. By the end of the show, she managed to crack a smile.
A standout moment for me was when Ollie invited the kids to help him write a story. The children eagerly filled in the blanks of his draft with their own wild ideas.
He then brought a grandparent and a child up to perform the finished story, resulting in side-splitting laughter as they flossed and danced the Macarena.
Kids Can Heckle is a show I’d gladly see again because every performance is bound to be different. That said, if audience participation makes you nervous, this might not be the show for you!
Kids Can Heckle runs every Saturday (except 1st February) at Fringe. Get on it!