Brain Machine

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Monday, July 9th, 2018
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

“Bailey subtly, skillfully braids the stories of the internet's inventors with his own experience of going viral. Go, learn, laugh, take hope.” -The Georgia Straight

Fringe and local favourite Andrew Bailey gives a ONE NIGHT ONLY performance of “Brain Machine”, a solo show that interweaves the story of the Web’s creation with his own tale of going viral online. “Brain Machine” premiered at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe where it SOLD OUT ITS RUN.

"Bailey is confident, charming, a pro... Go see it. " -Colin Thomas

Three of humanity’s greatest minds spend nearly five decades on their brain machine, hoping to augment the human intellect, bring true “harmony and understanding” between peoples, and prevent thermonuclear war. Humankind uses the invention to attack intellectualism and raise Donald Trump to leader of the free world. Andrew Bailey, a technophobe who lives in a cabin in the woods, writes a satirical monologue attacking the trope that men being sexually assaulted is hilarious. The monologue goes viral, and the aftermath nearly drives Andrew insane.

"Finally, a storyteller with something to say." -The Edmonton Journal

Bailey’s other solo shows (including “Me, The Queen, and a Coconut”, “The Adversary”, and “Limbo”) have won awards and played to sold out audiences across the country. His comedic work with Victoria’s Atomic Vaudeville Cabaret has been acclaimed for over a decade and yielded the satiric monologue “Why Rape is Sincerely Hilarious”, which has more than 2.3 million YouTube views and is featured on websites including Upworthy, Jezebel, and Vice. Bailey’s first novel, “The Rite of James Biddle”, is published by Bayeux Arts.