Tanyalee Davis is a punch-packing stand-up. It is amazing to find out that she is a Canadian who moved to LA, because the energy and attack she has semms more New York than pastrami on rye. This year she is doing her first hour long show. And, like several in the comedy section this year, she has gone autobiographical. You really want to hear this story.
It will surprise you, touch you, amaze you and entertain you hugely. What more can i askfrom a show? Tanyalee has a nuclear powered personality, Bette Midler's hair, Queen Latifa's ass and diastrophic dwarfism. Only 1 in 110,000 people are born with diastrophic dwarfism. What other comic on the fringe is one in 110,000? What it meant in Tanyalee's case was a 32 hour birth, the joys of Disabled Camp and a short career (no pun intended) as a leprechaun, amongst other things. Having said which, she has a BA in Criminology, is a certified scuba diver and rollerskates like a bat out of hell.
Her show is caringly, cleverly crafted so that you don't miss out on the autobiography, you get hard-hitting moments to remind you that although Tanyalee might make life at 3'6" look all fun, it isn't, you get a whole load of surprises and a glorious layer of laughter on top.
This lady almost had a lawsuit on her hands when fifteen of her audience practically choked at what bothers Tanyalee about tampons. Her description of sharing a flat with a carnival worker was packed tighter than William Shatner's corset with funnies. She performs her show standing on a four foot high box and is threatening to crowd surf the first time she gets a full house. I bet she would. Now about that full house...
Kate Copstick: The Scotsman