Desperate: A Beverly Hills Manny - April 05 - April 17, 2025

Esmond Fountain LLC

 WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING... 

 

“This show changed my life. I laughed, I cried, I questioned my own employment decisions.” Evan Wogrin, Senior Editor, Uber Eats Monthly Digest

 

“If Frederick Douglass were alive, I think he’d be like, ‘Yeah… this makes sense.’”

 Marwan Mahmud, Founding Member, Group Chat Philosophers Union

 

“This show is so honest and funny it made me text my therapist and apologize for lying to her last week.” Nataly Nunez, Staff Writer, South Jersey Emotional Intelligence

 

“Esmond has the storytelling ability of a thousand grandmothers and the timing of a man who’s been emotionally broken at least three times.”  Marissa Gabrione, Guest Blogger, Trader Joe’s Feelings Blog

 

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so casually spiral in front of a crowd and make it look cool.” Anna Tack, Creative Director, Sad Girl Summer Productions

 

“There were moments where I laughed so hard I forgot I still owe Esmond money.” 

James Jones, Freelance Debtor, Venmo Anonymous

 

“Watching this show is like finding a diary on the train, reading it, and realizing it’s your own.” Elena Granado, Columnist, Crying-in-the-Bathroom Theater Digest

 

“By the end of the show, I was clapping, crying, and Googling ‘how to become a nanny.’” Bailey Kaiser, Lifestyle Editor, Flights of Delusion Weekly

 

“It’s part comedy, part memoir, part mild emotional hostage situation.” 

Sean Dunlap, Intern, Department of Unspoken Feelings

 

“I had a Bloody Mary at 6am just thinking about this show. Five stars.” 

Kyle King, Executive Producer, Inflight Entertainment & Regret Co.

 

“This show made me believe in two things: therapy... and hydration.” 

Julie Lim, Contributor, Water Bottle Review Quarterly

 

“There’s no reason this show should work... and yet it completely does.” 

Braden Clark, Host, Overthinking Everything: The Podcast

 

“He made me care about things I’ve never even experienced. Like poverty. And LA.” 

Ryan Saunders, Editor-at-Large, Suburban Struggles Journal

 

“I had an out-of-body experience. But like, in a funny way.” 

Zoe Giselle, Resident Mystic, The Astrological Drama Club

 

“This show is the best thing to ever come out of a midlife crisis at 22.” 

Charlotte Muth, Staff Writer, Not Actually Qualified Magazine

 

“He said he wasn’t gonna talk about himself much. He lied. But I’m glad he did.” 

Kaitlyn Harrington, Publicist, Ghosted & Gutted LLC

 

“I don’t remember agreeing to write this quote, but fine. It’s a good show.” 

Babs, Former Friend, Current Fan, Witness Protection Theatricals

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