--- title: "Jody Kamali: This is My Dad | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "After his father's sudden death, Jody digs through his belongings, uncovering the man he thought he knew. Suddenly, he's back for one hour to tell us who he was. Playing both himself and his father, Jody unpicks his Dad's bizarre life in a thoughtful, funny theatrical solo show about grief, secrets and the contradictions within us all. From the creator of the fringe hit Ironing Board Man: 'Makes every individual moment entertaining' (Stage). 'A genius for storytelling' (GetYourCoatsOn.com). 'Astonishing' (DarkChat.co.uk). 'Demands applause' (Scotsman)." "og:title": "Jody Kamali: This is My Dad" "twitter:description": "After his father's sudden death, Jody digs through his belongings, uncovering the man he thought he knew. Suddenly, he's back for one hour to tell us who he was. Playing both himself and his father, Jody unpicks his Dad's bizarre life in a thoughtful, funny theatrical solo show about grief, secrets and the contradictions within us all. From the creator of the fringe hit Ironing Board Man: 'Makes every individual moment entertaining' (Stage). 'A genius for storytelling' (GetYourCoatsOn.com). 'Astonishing' (DarkChat.co.uk). 'Demands applause' (Scotsman)." "twitter:title": "Jody Kamali: This is My Dad" description: "After his father's sudden death, Jody digs through his belongings, uncovering the man he thought he knew. Suddenly, he's back for one hour to tell us who he was. Playing both himself and his father, Jody unpicks his Dad's bizarre life in a thoughtful, funny theatrical solo show about grief, secrets and the contradictions within us all. From the creator of the fringe hit Ironing Board Man: 'Makes every individual moment entertaining' (Stage). 'A genius for storytelling' (GetYourCoatsOn.com). 'Astonishing' (DarkChat.co.uk). 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