LMAO at Nacho Daddy’s ‘Snatch’
Weird. I woke up this morning, and my face was aching, cheeks to be exact. It took me a minute to remember laughing my a~~ off for 90 minutes last night at Nacho Daddy.
The event was called Match That Snatch, a wicked blending of two TV game shows, The Match Game, which surfaced in 1962 and continues to this day, and Snatch Game, which debuted last month on RuPaul’s Season 17 Drag Race.
It took the first two contestants, Paco Ojeda and Sharon Gerber Scherer, a round or two to figure out that the racier the answers were, the better chance for a match with one of the visiting celebs Zsa Zsa Gabor (played by Gouda Gabor, aka Richard Lucas), Frank Sinatra (Sol Rose of Cafe Bohemio) and singer George Strait (not by a long shot but played to the max by Spencer; find him at La Catrina Cantina on Tuesdays).
A hilarious part of the show was the mention in the questions (and even some of the songs) of local expats, like Lix Ice Cream, Cassandra Shaw, Georgia Darehshorii, and Tricia Lyman. Examples? You had to be there!
Both Paco and Sharon were nervous beforehand – neither of them had a clue what was coming, but both were good sports, with Sharon prevailing (as she is wont to do) by manifesting the win.
After a brief intermission, an audience member’s name was pulled out of a bowl, called to the stage, and Duncan went head to head with Air Fryer Quine Sharon Gerber Scherer. After the first question, he was three points ahead! With the pressure building, Sharon zeroed in on her magic powers and pulled her game out of the toilet for the win! Or, rather, put it IN the toilet for the win. You had to be there.
Emceeing the show was Canadian Diana Frances as Drag King Gene Gayburn, who was fast on their feet and kept so many names firmly in their head. (I am trying out pronouns.) Diana is teaching an intensive Improv Workshop this weekend, culminating in a Student Showcase on Sunday, March 23, at 7 pm at the Theater at Art Vallarta, up Olas Altas on Pilitas. Given the size of that teeny theater, get tickets fast; there is no room for an SRO crowd.
Next Monday, Match That Snatch Game returns to Nacho Daddy at 7:30, with one of the Gabor sisters, Liberace and Pink, as celebrities. This is your only chance to see this show this season. It may come back next year, depending on your support for screaming laughter!
I am going up the Rio Cuale this afternoon to Paso Guayabo to see Neil Diamond at Rancho Santiago. Will Chalmers has been paying tribute to Diamond for over 20 years and perfectly channels his voice and mannerisms. Following that is Open Mic at Nacho Daddy at 7:30. See you somewhere soon.