Village Voice Comedy Choice of the Week

"The comedy troupe Freedumb has assembled a smart line up of acts for their brand-new sketch show "Iran, Iran So Far Away." The evening tackles issues from moral values to Christianity with lots of songs, bad poetry, and of course, burkas. The show was quite popular at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and you know how picky Canadians can be."

Village Voice, Village Voice Comedy Choice of the Week, January 2007

"Sketch group Freedumb takes a journey through a community filled with odd characters in its amusing new show at the People’s Improv Theater… Warnock creates a variety of inspired oddity in characters like a primal West Virginian, a lunatic yoga teacher, and the whimpering host of a public access cable poetry show. Freedumb’s material is not dominated by Warnock, but definitely burns a little brighter when he’s in the spotlight of a sketch.

And Marshall York’s turn playing a son coming out to his parents at the Thanksgiving table proves priceless because of the collective work of the group, and a perfectly timed punch line from Spiecher as his brother…Freedumb’s closing sketch, the poetry TV show, finds distinct characters brought together in skilled writing, as Gelfenbein plays up her hair-chewing nerd and York becomes the most over-dramatic of the poets." Complete review

Jester Journal, New York, Michael Shashoua, June 2006

“During New York troupe Freedumb's enjoyable set, a Muslim terrorist confused a suicide hotline for a hot suicide line and proceeded to masturbate while inquiring about the 72 virgins that awaited him.”

EYE Weekly, Toronto, James Simon, November 2005

“Freedumb puts the fun in funny…The young, energetic troupe seems to have found the right balance of high and low-energy sketches, and the writing in some is incredibly witty. The talented Alton, playing Beth Ann, got plenty of laughs just on the inflection of her voice… Other notable scenes include: a solo performance by Marshall York in "Kitty Porn" a public service announcement fighting for cat rights complete with a video presentation; and an art gallery scene called "High Fart," which was an ensemble piece, that features a snotty curator played by the excellent Warnock, who also wrote that skit.”

The Hudson Reporter, New Jersey, Diana Schwaeble, December 2005