--- 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). 'Demands applause' (Scotsman)." --- # Jody Kamali: This Is My Dad [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Jody Kamali: This Is My Dad](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F5f91dbe4-fedc-4bd7-834f-a22610aeb427?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Jody Kamali: This Is My Dad Come and meet an extraordinary man who never played by the rules, rarely made sense, and left behind a story too remarkable to be fiction. When his father suddenly dies, Jody searches through his belongings, hoping for answers about the man he thought he knew. What he uncovers raises even more questions. Playing both himself and his father, Jody tries to piece together a life that never quite added up. From the creator of the fringe hit Ironing Board Man. 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