ho ho ho ha ha ha ha Reviews

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...OK. When the average person hears the words "improv show," often the instinct is to run in the other direction - too many cringeworthy tales of bad comics and awkward situations. And yet that could not be further from the truth for the wholly improvised, entirely delightful ho ho ho ha ha ha ha now playing at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. In a show newly reimagined for the holiday season and back after its successful run in summer 2024, creator and performer Julia Masli weaves together an experience of compassionate, off-kilter group therapy meets absurdist, sock-stealing tomfoolery that is unlike anything I've ever seen before."

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...If you find yourself in need of catharsis more than cranberry sauce this holiday season, head to Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, where Julia Masli wants to soothe your soul. Masli’s “ho ho ho ha ha ha ha,” a one-woman wonder directed by Kim Noble, is unlike anything else. With minimal words, a sparse set, and a flaming bucket of absurdism, Masli’s singular presence brings balm to real-world problems that shift the show’s trajectory each night depending on what the audience shares. As Woolly’s interim artistic collective member Sonia Fernandez notes, Masli “creates an environment that allows for vulnerability and connection as well as laughter.”"

BroadwayWorld- Recommended

"...There are no cheap laughs in a delightful performance that bends more toward art. Indeed, her opening gambit of chanting "ha ha ha ha" is not like a laugh, but more like the breathing exercise that begins Laurie Anderson's "O Superman." She encourages randomly chosen people in the front row to mimic her "ha" and banishes those who won't play along. Then comes her forever inquiry: "Problem?""