The Comedian as Master Troll
Louisa Melcher and Andrew Fox represent a new kind of comedy star: They wield obnoxiousness and alienation for humor — as long as you’re in on the joke.
Aug. 28, 2025
OFFENDED READERS ARE a key element of how a new musical was trolled onto the stage. Andrew Fox, a 38-year-old theater composer, created a stir on social media this year by posting often about a show whose premise read like an elaborate troll: a hip-hop take on Anne Frank called “Slam Frank” — with the twist that Anne was reimagined as “a real marginalized” person, a pansexual Latina named Anita Franco.
