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Review - Humor Abuse
Life With Father, a Clown

New York Times

Pratfalling Through an Eccentric Childhood, the Son of a Clown
Lorenzo Pisoni’s endearing new solo show is about growing up the son of a professional clown.

New York Daily News

A clown prince looks back
Every son, at some point, thinks his dad is a Bozo. Lorenzo Pisoni's pop actually was one. In his glossy solo show, "Humor Abuse," the writer-performer recalls growing up in the shadow of a sad-clown father who ran the Pickle Family Circus.

Time Out New York

Review: Humor Abuse
Lorenzo Pisoni tackles the age-old question: Can you be handsome and funny?

Associated Press

'Humor Abuse' pays homage to a man's clown father
Fathers and sons often make for potent dramatic confrontations.

Variety

Review: Humor Abuse
After trying to escape from his clown family as a child, Lorenzo Pisoni wore a button reading "I belong to the circus" by order of his father. For better or worse, this appears to be true: "Humor Abuse" is a clown show of the highest order, but it's also Pisoni's autobiography.

Back Stage

Humor Abuse reviewed by Erik Haagensen
Humor Abuse, a title with nicely multifaceted meaning, is about much more than clown routines.

TheaterMania

Review: Humor Abuse
Lorenzo Pisoni's solo show about growing up in the circus is utterly charming and often hilarious.

Talkin' Broadway

Review: Humor Abuse
Lorenzo Pisoni is one actor whose father never encouraged him to stop clowning around. Quite the opposite: Larry Pisoni outright encouraged it. It was, after all, the family business, and he wanted his son to take