offbeat
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Our critic noted that the playwright “has a gift for blending dark subject matter with offbeat comedy.”
The idea that led to this project began when a Mayo Clinic graduate student shared an offbeat thought during a casual discussion with a classmate.
From Science Daily
“I’m most excited about being part of the offbeat L.A. community,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
The vibrant and offbeat expression on display in the city was eye-opening.
A key hallmark of Murphy’s status is his voluminous gallery of offbeat characters — an impeccably attired prison convict, a clumsy professor, a wisecracking donkey, an elderly Jewish man and even an obese, abusive wife.
From Los Angeles Times
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