A duo enters the stage seemingly unprepared. Having nothing to perform, they stutter and stammer while they try to come up with material. This quickly results into hilarious scenes with a dark undertone, in which the spectators often are put on a wrong track. Nothingness turns out to be a recurring theme throughout the piece. Having no material, it’s a show that has no real content, only two performers desperatly trying to save theirselves.

The piece messes with the expectations of a show, within the context of the festival it performed. It can be interpreted as a reaction against the compelling force that there always has to be ‘something’, especially in the field of entertainment.

Variety Show is inspired by the stand-up of Andy Kaufman, who manifested an enigmatic persona through disguises and characters. With unclear intentions, you often would not be sure of what you see is a part of the performance or that the whole thing is falling apart before your eyes. If done right this results in a form where the audience is always one step behind of the makers, leaving them completely puzzled.