What's Wrong with J McLaughlin: Episode 6 - Genius
What’s Wrong with J McLaughlin
Episode 6 - Genius
Death to hypocrisy, smash the state, damn the lies. Written for this
year’s festival, What’s Wrong with J McLaughlin: Episode
6: Genius is a wild ride through the dark heart of a mean,
funny, petulant, weird queer old maid. Expect anxiety, ecstasy, true
love, dark thoughts, outer space, inner peace, death, desire,
enlightenment, sex, smoking, drinking, fear, rage, paranoia, guilt,
greed, pleasure, false bravado, fake impostor syndrome, egomania,
megalomania, and cake.
Four out of five dysfunctional robots agree: “J McLaughlin’s desperate megalomania will make you feel better about your own problems.” Honesty is always the best policy if you're a lousy liar.
Written for this year’s festival, What’s Wrong with J McLaughlin: Episode 6: Genius is a wild ride through the dark heart of a mean, funny, petulant, weird, queer old maid. Expect anxiety, ecstasy, true love, dark thoughts, outer space, inner peace, death, desire, enlightenment, sex, smoking, drinking, fear, rage, paranoia, guilt, greed, pleasure, fake impostor syndrome, egomania, megalomania, and cake.
About the Artist
J McLaughlin is a shy, queer
anarcho-bourgeois musician and performer. They have been entertaining,
enthralling & occasionally unsettling burlesque, drag, stand-up,
theatrical & music audiences for over 30 years. They have been called
"hilarious", "legendary", "scary good", "rude", "dangerous" &
"intimidating".
Working from deep within an
incandescent cathedral of optimistic rage, McLaughlin’s solo
performances use intimate narrative, dark humour, & surreal ribaldry to
deconstruct the cognitive dissonance of living within a
cisheteronormative imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.
This Big Mouth Four Eyes Pirate Robot Chicken Baby is learning not to
think about what other people think, and loves you from the bottom of
their cold black heart.
Accessibility
Content warnings: Adult Language, sexual content, drugs/alcohol use,
depictions/mentions of violence, nudity.
From J McLaughlin
directly: Absurd surreal violence, such as bathing in the
blood of my young coworkers. I might get naked.
Arrival at the Venue
The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
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Event Types - Comedy
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$0.00 -
November 21, 2026 -
60 minutes -
21:00 -
Greenhouse at Victoria Conservatory of Music -
Greenhouse - Intrepid -
Ages 16+ -
Show Warnings: Adult Language, Mentions/Depictions of violence, Nudity, Drug/Alcohol use
