Now Magazine (July 2005)

Provcation Seguin

Fear of a Brown Planet written and performed by Nile Séguin, directed by Aaron Berg. Presented by Third Man at the Factory Studio. July 8 at 1:30 pm, July 10 at 6 pm, July 11 at 3 pm. Rating: NNN

With his confident and cocky delivery, stand-up comic Nile Séguin (who's of Rwandan and French-Canadian background) takes on the race issues as it applies to the entertainment industry. His observations - everything from a Rwandan-themed sitcom called I dream of Genie-cide to how comics use language to gain street cred - are funny, uncompromising and intelligent. The script needs tightening, and Séguin (who lost his was on opening night) seems more passionate about some parts of his script than others.

But this is a comedy doing what it should - provoking us, changing us and making us laugh.