Torrington: Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood bring comedy show to the Warner Theatre

Torrington >> Armed with nothing but their sharp wit, comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood take to the stage at the Warner Theatre to create hilarious and original scenes in their two-man show on Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.

Known by TV audiences for their work on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Colin and Brad improvise new material every night from audience suggestions and participation. “Interactive” in every sense of the word, Colin and Brad will take the audience on a comedic high-wire act… just like a live version of Whose Line! Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter for all ages.

The duo’s website, www.colinandbradshow.com/ provides the following FAQ (frequently asked questions) on their live show.

Q: Is this show REALLY all made up?

A: Yes.

Q: What type of audience participation is involved?

A: The entire show is driven by audience participation. Audience members yell out suggestions and Colin and Brad do the rest. Also, throughout the show, audience members are brought up on stage to add an extra element of the unexpected.

Q: Are you sure you’re making it all up?

A: Yes.

Q: Is this show appropriate for my child?

A: Many people have brought their 8-10 year old children to the show with no complaints. An Evening with Colin and Brad is a totally improvised show. Although they do attempt to keep the show family friendly, Colin and Brad can’t be responsible for audience suggestions. Therefore, we recommend you make your own judgment call based on your own child’s sensitivities to bald men.

Q: Are you really, really, really sure it’s made up?

A: This puts the FA in FAQs. And, for the last time. Yes, our show is completely made up.

About Brad Sherwood, from www.colinandbradshow.com: As a young hatchling, Brad Sherwood (Cranius gigantum), fled the ice plains of Chicago for the arid expanse of the Rocky Mountains, where he settled at the epicenter of art and coyote sculptures, Santa Fe New Mexico. Weaned on green chiles and isolation, he became a savant of self-amusement.

Years later, he hopped a hobo train to the Pacific Ocean where he searched for people willing to employ someone with an abnormally large skull. Eventually, he was plucked from the Venice Beach Freak Show by a band of improvising gypsies who passed him from troupe to troupe, until he was sold into servitude to some British Choreographer/Pirates. They, in turn, sold him to a British improv TV show, where he was hired to teach Canadians how to be funny. Now, he is ward and caretaker of his least successful pupil, Colin Mochrie. Brad is given a stipend from the Canadian government to keep Colin from hurting himself or livestock. As part of Colin’s therapy, Brad tours with him in an improvised stage performance that helps creatively channel Mochrie’s delusions.

About Colin Mochrie:

Scotland, that craggy, majestic, malt whiskeyed land, has spawned many myths besides the Loch Ness Monster. One such legend is Colin Mochrie (Hilaritycus smoothius). A migratory creature that left his birthplace for the Great White North (Canada), Colin learned his theatrical craft through repeated behavioral rituals at Studio 58 located in the mountain nestled, sparkling jewel of the Northwest, Vancouver, British Columbia. A hard-working, imaginative mammal, Colin used his chameleon-like skills to blend in with others of his ilk, never being noticed, until noted anthropologists Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson discovered him at the Toronto Second City. Moving him to the Whose Line is it Anyway Institute in historical and damp London, England, Patterson and Leveson slowly groomed Colin till he became international sensation. Working with Drew Carey at the U.S based institute of the same name, only increased interest in the reclusive beast.

Now touring with the remora-like Brad Sherwood, the pair are constantly flying around the continent, bringing joy with their unashamed antics and bizarre behavior.

To purchase tickets, call the Box Office at 860-489-7180 or online at warnertheatre.org