Created by Maggie May Harder and Glenys Marshall
Produced by Small Fish | Ottawa, ON
Review by Vanessa Foran
14+ / Comedy, Standup, Musical Comedy, Sketch
If you haven’t yet heard about the local comedy duo Small Fish, you will soon, because Glenys Marshall and Maggie May Harder are the most exciting thing to happen to Ottawa since Confederation.
Small Fish has become prolific in the Ottawa arts community, and if you’ve missed one of their many sold out shows, you must take advantage of their run at the Fringe Festival.
Glenys Marshall and Maggie May Harder of Small Fish. Photo provided.
This show has something for everyone—stand up comedy, musical comedy, sketches, improv, and a lovable non-binary talking horse named Turmeric.
Harder and Marshall complement each other perfectly, and their energy is infectious. They had the audience cracking up at everything they said.
Marshall is a talented musician and showed off her amazing voice with the catchy, clever, and soon to be song-of-the-summer, “Tampon String”.
Harder’s stand-up comedy was so natural and effortless, I could have listened to them talk about just about anything. My favourite sketch featured the superhero Cozy Man, whose superpowers included knitting, drinking tea and giving out wellness advice, cute!
Glenys Marshall and Maggie May Harder of Small Fish. Photo provided.
Small Fish will leave you at the most wishing that Harder and Marshall had their own TV special and the least that you could be their best friends.
I highly recommend Small Fish for fans of the sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave, or the chaotic joy of Broad City.
Small Fish is playing at Atelier Theatre from June 12–21. Tickets are $14 plus service fees at the Fringe box office (3rd floor, Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue), and at the three satellite box offices (LabO in the Ottawa Art Gallery, Fringe Courtyard, 67 Nicholas St and La Nouvelle Scène). Five and ten Show Passes are also available. Visit the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s website for the show’s schedule and check out their online schedule here.
