--- title: "Underground Monk Show | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Monks find magic water. Magic water makes dreams come true. Monks go crazy. Starring acclaimed clowns and monks Max Baumgarten (Opium), Dee Marcucci (Absinthe), John Norris (Mr Chonkers, Piggy Time), Bill O'Neill (The Amazing Banana Brothers) and Claire Woolner (A Retrospection). Come to a tent at night and rejoice with them. Co-created with Sam Fishman. Co-directed by Corey Podell (Mr Chonkers, Vanessa 5000) and John Norris. 'Genuinely astonishing, shrieks of laughter' ***** (Skinny on Mr Chonkers). 'Joyously bizarre and bewilderingly funny' ***** (Time Out on The Amazing Banana Brothers)." "og:title": "Underground Monk Show" "twitter:description": "Monks find magic water. Magic water makes dreams come true. Monks go crazy. Starring acclaimed clowns and monks Max Baumgarten (Opium), Dee Marcucci (Absinthe), John Norris (Mr Chonkers, Piggy Time), Bill O'Neill (The Amazing Banana Brothers) and Claire Woolner (A Retrospection). Come to a tent at night and rejoice with them. Co-created with Sam Fishman. Co-directed by Corey Podell (Mr Chonkers, Vanessa 5000) and John Norris. 'Genuinely astonishing, shrieks of laughter' ***** (Skinny on Mr Chonkers). 'Joyously bizarre and bewilderingly funny' ***** (Time Out on The Amazing Banana Brothers)." "twitter:title": "Underground Monk Show" description: "Monks find magic water. Magic water makes dreams come true. Monks go crazy. Starring acclaimed clowns and monks Max Baumgarten (Opium), Dee Marcucci (Absinthe), John Norris (Mr Chonkers, Piggy Time), Bill O'Neill (The Amazing Banana Brothers) and Claire Woolner (A Retrospection). Come to a tent at night and rejoice with them. Co-created with Sam Fishman. Co-directed by Corey Podell (Mr Chonkers, Vanessa 5000) and John Norris. 'Genuinely astonishing, shrieks of laughter' ***** (Skinny on Mr Chonkers). 'Joyously bizarre and bewilderingly funny' ***** (Time Out on The Amazing Banana Brothers)." --- # Underground Monk Show [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Underground Monk Show](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F9fa35935-ed10-48ef-a991-614a245b33c2?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Underground Monk Show Monks find magic water. Magic water makes dreams come true. Monks go crazy. Starring acclaimed clowns and monks Max Baumgarten (Opium), Dee Marcucci (Absinthe), John Norris (Mr Chonkers, Piggy Time), Bill O'Neill (The Amazing Banana Brothers) and Claire Woolner (A Retrospection). Come to a tent at night and rejoice with them. Co-created with Sam Fishman. 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