“Head to the West End Theater to find... a cast of seriously silly madcaps...
the proof is in the laughter."
-The New York Times


“Not your mother's female clowns, they make Ball and Burnett look tame…
diamond-in-the-rough…
worth-the-ticket-price-alone triumph of comedic costuming and staging.”
-Backstage.com

“Mainly what we feel is that we're having a blast, because Not Just for Shock Value is so darned much fun.... Practically every comic idea lands, which is remarkably impressive; and the range of these ideas... is pretty impressive as well….

Kendall Cornell is the brilliant creator/director of Not Just for Shock Value, and her work here is splendid. Not only has she brought out the best in her ensemble in a collaborative process that probably ought to be patented, but she's built the show seamlessly, with the best transitions I think I've ever seen in a show of this kind, all fashioned around the show's only permanent set piece, which is a very long shower curtain on an even longer line. Here's a word I don't throw around very often, and I use it here in the most flattering way: Not Just for Shock Value is not just crackerjack entertainment, but a highly commercial one as well. If any off-Broadway producer-types are reading this (paging Daryl Roth), you really need to see this show.

A transfer to a bigger venue is just what's needed to make these Soon-to-be-World-Famous clowns world-famous Right Now—and also to ensure that as many audience members as possible get to have a grand time at one of the funniest and best-assembled shows in town.”
-nytheatre.com (Martin Denton)
(Read the full review here)