Someone should give Paula Coco a big gold star for title writing ย Nipples to the Wind has to be one of the best weยve seen this season. Borrowed from an old Southern saying ย loose translation, ยfull steam aheadย ย the title promises a night of silly fun. Over the course of the evening Coco, along with her cohort in comedy Janye Anderson, spins through a series of monologues and scenes that introduce us to a handful of oddball ladies. Thereยs the self-absorbed suicide hotline operator, the too-eager Little League mom who ends up in the pokey, and even a wistful matron dreaming of her first crush. Sketch comedy is not usually deep theater, but it can be a breezy relief from too much summer heat.
This article appears in Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2007.