Mental Floss Sideshow
Mental Floss Sideshow as appearing at Toronto’s Powerhouse of Terror, October 13-30, 2011:
Ladies & Gentlemen, step right this way to behold the overwhelming spectacle of Mental Floss Sideshow’s Acts Of Wanton Stupidity!
Performed for your wonder & discomfort by Human Oddity – Professor Archibald Floss upon his head, body, & your very minds!! Aided & abetted by Snake Oil Pedlar Dr. Charlotte Tann.
Feats of Derring-Do include The Bed of Nails, Glass Walking, The Human Blockhead & more!
‘We are amused.’ – H.R.H. Victoria
MENTAL FLOSS SIDESHOW
For your curiosity, education, wonder and bemusement, Mental Floss Sideshow present acts of derring-do and exhibits garnered from the 5 corners of the globe. Indulge in our Victorian-styled Underworld – replete with the Bizarre, the Fantastic & the Mythical – a true celebration of Sideshow History – with a little dash of Snake Oil.
Professor Archibald Floss, Carnival Impresario & Human Oddity, acquired his Doctoral fromMiskatonicUniversityand was professionally trained by Todd Robbins at the Coney Island Sideshow School, USA.
Dr. Charlotte Tann, Snake Oil Pedlar of Some Global Renown, is guaranteed to instantaneously eliminate, permanently prevent & otherwise completely cure your ills. Her ancestors traveled the fairgrounds of 19th centuryEngland, it’s in the blood!
Mental Floss Sideshow’s mission is to spread knowledge of the curious & the bizarre, incorporating the wonders of science, folklore and the natural and fictional worlds, whilst promoting the richness of the human imagination and the sheer delight of humour.
Founded in the United Kingdom in 2005, Mental Floss Sideshow is a traveling family ensemble; exploring, developing and working in the traditions of Sideshow & Medicine Shows, Vaudeville & Variety Cabaret. The company is currently resident in the wild undergrowth ofSouthern Ontario,Canada.
