If the title sounds funny… well, the show is even funnier!   Be prepared for three extremely talented and witty ladies telling all—and I do mean “all”—about their voracious appetites, both food-wise and sex-wise.

Lori Alan, Marianne Curan, and Wendy Kamenoff are all seasoned performers who let us in on the stories of their sex-lives, past and present. The show switches from pure performance to gossipy girl-talk, and the audience is invited into the women’s circle to hear them dishing about their lives.

Lori is a single woman who enjoys it that way.  She is a natural comedienne whose every word and expression is pure fun.  One of her hysterical bits is when she shows large illustrated caricatures of the pros and cons of dating her.   It’s unique, creative and guaranteed to make you laugh.  She’s terrific all through the evening, and as a bonus, she does a delightfully quirky impression of Liza Minelli.

Marianne Curan is the married one of the trio—but she did manage to dump one philandering husband along the way to her current hunka-hunka-hubby.  She does a rousing and rowdy “infomercial” on husband #1: “No wider than a corkscrew, Mr. Party Penis fits anywhere. Order yours today and get a George Forman grill and a free STD!”

All the actresses talk about their “first time,” and Marianne shows her two very opposite sides: The shy Catholic virginal Marianne and the wickedly seductive “baaad girl” Marianne, who’s dying to get it on with Biff.  She picked him because if she wanted to stop and he didn’t, she “could beat him up.”  Marianne also does a spoof of Martha Stewart that you don’t want to miss.

And then, there’s the inimitable Wendy Kamenoff.   Wendy is the energizing force behind “The Hungry and the Horny.”   She got the idea for the show while taking a shower threeyears ago, and started developing it at her “Tasty Words” salon, a monthly performance that celebrates spoken word from assorted writer-actors.

Wendy is chatty and sweet, with a comedic take on everything from her adolescent obesity to her marriage misery and her more recent single adventures. Wendy admittedly falls in love every ten minutes, and we get to hear about a slew of her loves, from the English flower-bearing guy with surprisingly “good” teeth, to her one-and-only horrendous Internet date—and then happily, to the new honey she’s now hooking up with on a regular basis.

The audience is invited to join in by answering sex questions picked from a fish bowl. Volunteers are rewarded with an assortment of hilarious (possibly useful) goodies from the Pleasure Chest.   Even with simple sets and staging, there’s a lot going on in this show.   Never a dull moment, “The Hungry & Horny Show” is fast-paced and ably directed by Richard Hochberg.

If you don’t mind hearing women talking dirty onstage—and quite simply, if you want to laugh non-stop, this is the show to see. We saw it at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, but it will be at a new venue soon.

And by the way, the guys in the audience were laughing just as hard as the gals!   So bring your guy, or bring a girlfriend.    And if you don’t go out to dinner first, you’ll go home “Hungry & Horny,” too!

The Lyric Theatre,

520 N.La Brea Ave.,
Los Angeles, 90036

For tickets, go to: www.lyrictheatrela.com or call 323. 939.9220

Upcoming Shows:

Tues. April 3rd & 10th,   @ 9p.m.,
Wed. May 9th Tues, May 15th, Wed May 23rd and 30th at 8:00pm,
June 6th and 20th @ 8pm

For more info, visit:

www.myspace.com/thehungryandhornyshow

www.thehungry&hornyshow.com (Website coming soon.)