Uncanny Art House will host “Comedy in the Black Lodge,” a comedy show inspired by late director David Lynch Friday.
The show will be the final event of an immersive exhibition running Jan. 9 to March 6 called “In Dreams: a David Lynch Tribute Show.” Julius R., Uncanny Art House gallery manager, said Uncanny planned a comedy show that reflects Lynch’s sense of humor.
“He was a very funny man, even when he was being very, very serious,” Julius said. “I thought, given the current climate of the world, that if there’s some place left for laughter left, a comedy show would be it.”
The show, originally scheduled for Jan. 24, was rescheduled due to winter weather.
The audience can look forward to an art installation immersing the viewer in the Black Lodge set from Lynch’s television show “Twin Peaks.”
“It’ll be a really fun experience, almost as if you’re peering through the TV and into the ‘Twin Peaks’ set while you enjoy this comedy show,” Julius said.
Gallery pieces inspired by Lynch’s work and submitted by local artists will also be on display. Julius said the Black Lodge installation was made in collaboration with one of these artists.
“Our front windows was a proposal from one of our submitting artists. They wanted to put some David Lynch paintings in the window that were floating in front of some red curtains,” Julius said. “We said, ‘hell yeah, let’s do it.’”
The show will feature three local comedy acts: James Ngheim, The Martin Duprass and Jennifer Johnson, chosen for their “out of the box” senses of humor, according to Julius.
Husband-and-wife duo Lauren and Jeremy Martin, who perform as The Martin Duprass, plan to showcase a bit reading audience members’ futures with special tarot cards.
“Our tarot cards are big visual art pieces that we made, so we wanted to incorporate that in the art gallery, …” Jeremy Martin said. “There’s an element of chaos and randomness that I think would be in line with David Lynch’s style.”
The Martin Duprass describe their style as interactive and crowd-focused, but the Lynch tribute theme has challenged them to think of their stand-up as more than just comedy.
“It shouldn’t be taken completely seriously because we are just being goofs, but I think it is inspiring to think of what we’re doing as art,” Jeremy Martin said.
The Martin Duprass, who has been performing for 14 years, said performing at an art gallery allows the show’s comedy to be more free.
“Between us and Jennifer and James, there’s going to be a lot of different notes hit, a lot of different moods … multiple perspectives that you get to see,” Jeremy Martin said.
The Martin Duprass said the goal of their act is to make audiences feel better than when they walked in the door.
“That’s what I feel like comedy is for, is to help you have a little release valve,” Lauren Martin said.
The show will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at Uncanny Art House with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online for $15 or at the door for $20.
This story was edited by Macey Thaxton and Madisson Cameron. Larkin Bock and Sophie Hemker copy edited this story.
