“The Wonder Bread Years” is a one-man show created by Pat Hazell, a writer and producer with 35 years’ experience. He is one of the original writers for “Seinfeld,” is the host of the popular podcast “Creativity in Captivity,” a “Tonight Show” veteran, and an acclaimed author and playwright. “The Wonder Bread Years” is his signature production, a show that has been described as:
“. . . a hilarious send-up of our collective memories.”
Jerry Seinfeld described it as:
“Milk-snorting funny!”
Hazell is an observational comic, meaning his material is based on his observation of everyday life. In this case, that is life in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, when Motown music was everywhere, bicycles had fat tires and banana seats, computers took up an entire room, cell phones didn’t exist, and Wonder Bread was on every table. Hazell’s commentary on the society of the time is part theater, part standup comedy.
The show provides a bridge between those who grew up in these decades and will enjoy the look back, while younger people may get a glimpse of what life was like before AI and smart watches.
“The Wonder Bread Years” comes to the Capitol Theatre in Yakima on May 1. Organizers can enhance shows like this by using poster printing to advertise them.