Clairevoyant is a one-woman show that does its best to follow in the grand footsteps of Christopher Guest's mockumentary style. And furthering that style, Micaela Wittman (Claire) perfectly channels a young Parker Posey with her performance; nervous smiles, wonderment in her eyes.
Clairevoyant, to paraphrase the ultimate mockumentary, never goes to eleven.
Wittman is good at slicing in a sense of innocence to her absurdism making her routine an easier swallow, at times, than some of Sacha Baron Cohen or Ricky Gervais' stronger bites.
Wittman needs to capitalize on those humorous pauses. Those moments when the viewer is waiting for the comedic trap to sprung on those unexpected witnesses. Some of the influencers and teachers that Claire interviews are acting so incredibly normal (or, in many instances, trying to) that Wittman has to stretch to get the laugh. The pauses here become too silent at times. Silence, in times like these, is not golden.
Clairevoyant, to paraphrase the ultimate mockumentary, never goes to eleven.
Wittman is good at slicing in a sense of innocence to her absurdism making her routine an easier swallow, at times, than some of Sacha Baron Cohen or Ricky Gervais' stronger bites.
Wittman needs to capitalize on those humorous pauses. Those moments when the viewer is waiting for the comedic trap to sprung on those unexpected witnesses. Some of the influencers and teachers that Claire interviews are acting so incredibly normal (or, in many instances, trying to) that Wittman has to stretch to get the laugh. The pauses here become too silent at times. Silence, in times like these, is not golden.