‘All In: Comedy About Love’ Broadway Review: John Mulaney, Richard Kind, Fred Armisen & Renée Elise Goldsberry Give Voice To Comic Brilliance Of Simon Rich

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Last week, the Broadway play All In: Comedy About Love got very dramatic about money – weekly box office, specifically, with grosses topping $1 million, an impressive feat for any play not named Mary.

Figure in that All In isn’t really a play at all, but a collection of readings by the short comic fiction writer Simon Rich and I thought the box office tally seemed something akin to a Christmas miracle.

Then I actually saw All In, and count me among the Rich converts. Directed by the ever nimble Alex Timbers and performed by a rotating cast of four actors – I was lucky to get the truly excellent John Mulaney, Fred Armisen, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Richard Kind – the 90-minute All In is a perfect holiday snickerdoodle, a light and tasty snack no less funny for its brevity and lack of splashy production values.

To clear up any confusion about the nature of this rather strange beast – and judging by some audience reviews on various websites, there is indeed confusion – All In is a series of story readings, or performed readings rather, extremely well executed is the telling (all the more effective given that the performer perform sitting on stage in rather comfy looking mid-century modern easy chairs, reading from – and don’t be dissuaded – scripts).