Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 04, 2016
May 03, 2016
May 05, 2016
Transcript:
Didi: Is this your first exposure to performance art, Mike? Mike: I'm afraid so, Didi. Anything I should know? Didi: Well, it's not like what you've seen in the movies and on MTV. It's much more participatory. Mike; Great. What's that? Didi: Plastic sheeting. It's part of J.J.'s concept. Mike: Gosh, I'm looking forward to this. Didi: I can imagine. Your wife's a genius.
There used to be a comedian whose act involved things like smashing a watermelon with a sledge hammer. People in the first few rows either wore raincoats or got covered in smashed fruit.
I had no idea that crazy guy was actually a ‘performance artist’…