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Learn to love cats and hate capitalism (if you don’t already)! Curious about the fascist coup going on in the United States? Want to get the low down with punchlines because this world needs a spoonful of sugar to go down? Ron Placone has been a political comic (their designation, not his) since 2007, and he’s been witnessing the decline pretty much ever since the Iraq War jolted him awake. Ron will take you on a journey through politics, culture, travel, relationships, and just to give a bit of relief, how he copes with it all. A comedy show for the lefties, the weirdos, the freethinkers, the peaceniks, the dreamers, or anyone who wants to join us, ffs we need more of us! Pasta Yay, Fascism Nay! *Pasta is not actually included.

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May 1, 2026 Broadway World ANTI-FASCIST PASTA NIGHT To Be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 The Free Fringe show wins the Inspiring Social Justice Award at the Inspire Performing Arts Festival. Anti-Fascist Pasta Night is a political stand-up hour that takes audiences on a journey through politics, culture, travel, relationships, and the small coping mechanisms that keep us from fully losing it. The title was inspired by real anti-fascist pasta nights in Italy, a little-known post-Mussolini tradition rooted in another little-known bit of trivia: Mussolini hated pasta and felt it was at least one of the causes of society's ills that he sought to correct with his authoritarian regime. Therefore, pasta is anti-fascist. Also, Ron is Italian so is obviously uniquely qualified to speak on both topics. You'll learn to love cats and hate capitalism, if you don't already. Ron has been a political comic since 2007, tracing the country's long decline from the Iraq War to whatever fresh hell we're calling the present, and he invites you to join him in a show for the lefties, the weirdos, the freethinkers, the peaceniks, the dreamers, or anyone who wants to reclaim pasta's anti-fascist roots while also fighting the power. Click Here

May 1, 2026 Broadway World ANTI-FASCIST PASTA NIGHT To Be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 The Free Fringe show wins the Inspiring Social Justice Award at the Inspire Performing Arts Festival. Anti-Fascist Pasta Night is a political stand-up hour that takes audiences on a journey through politics, culture, travel, relationships, and the small coping mechanisms that keep us from fully losing it. The title was inspired by real anti-fascist pasta nights in Italy, a little-known post-Mussolini tradition rooted in another little-known bit of trivia: Mussolini hated pasta and felt it was at least one of the causes of society's ills that he sought to correct with his authoritarian regime. Therefore, pasta is anti-fascist. Also, Ron is Italian so is obviously uniquely qualified to speak on both topics. You'll learn to love cats and hate capitalism, if you don't already. Ron has been a political comic since 2007, tracing the country's long decline from the Iraq War to whatever fresh hell we're calling the present, and he invites you to join him in a show for the lefties, the weirdos, the freethinkers, the peaceniks, the dreamers, or anyone who wants to reclaim pasta's anti-fascist roots while also fighting the power. Click Here

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