Seeing Fight Club and Choke author Chuck Palahniuk in a live setting is somewhat akin to rolling together a black comedy film, a stand-up comedian, and a (comedic!) carnival game. What’s the catch, you ask? Possibly, a penguin.
But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Palahniuk is currently on a North American promotional tour for his latest novel, Pygmy. Last night, his sold-out “reading” — scare quotes because his shtick is really more of a performance — at the University of Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre featured bedtime stories with a modern spin (including his own where a small child unknowingly orders a prostitute), inflatable giveaways, and a few impromptu surprises.
