About the Artist

Andrew Scharff is from Philadelphia, PA and has spent the last 28 years successfully avoiding a normal life. After high school, he somehow got into Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Clown College and then toured with circuses in the US, Europe and Japan for 9 years. After that he performed for 5 years as a physical comedian for Poet Productions on Celebrity Cruise lines. There he added a circus/vaudeville element to the production shows and also developed some killer material that could only be performed during the ship’s life boat drill.

For the last 9 years he’s been back in Philadelphia staying busy on his stilts as Mister Legs, at CHOP with Healthy Humor as Dr. Notadoctor, and performing Andrew’s Big Show, a comedy-variety-circus show, in all kinds of places and once a year taking a trip for his Clown the World project; www.clowntheworld.com. He is also slowly plotting to take over the world with his high production value, comedy, variety show for all ages that will someday be known as the Moulin Rouge Cabaret of Philadelphia but with more clothing.

This is his second Fringe Show, the first being “Andrew has Projects, Cubby has Comments” which played at The Circus Campus HUB in 2021. He can not for the life of him remember how, when or why he came up with the idea of the Locker Room Pep Talk, but since the inception, he has know that he would only perform it in an actual locker room and quickly shot down any idea to the contrary.

Accessibility & Content Considerations

Contact the Fringe Festival Box Office for up to date accessibility information.

This event is appropriate for ages 7+

Audience Interaction

There will be a reasonable amount of metal locker doors slamming.
There will be audience interaction but the show is able to be watched and enjoyed without interacting.
Tough love. Coach isn't mad he's just disappointed.

Covid-19 Safety policy

This event does not require proof of vaccination to attend or masks to be worn