On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment eBook magazine UK“, Alec Jones-Trujillo’s Old God is a riotous, cathartic clown satire at Edinburgh Fringe, blending mime, T.S. Eliot, and fearless audience interaction to mock modern absurdities, from July 30 to August 24 at Assembly Roxy.
Old God
This summer, the Edinburgh Fringe welcomes a electrifying debut from Alec Jones-Trujillo, a veteran Las Vegas emcee and Cirque-trained clown, with his solo show Old God at Assembly Roxy’s RoxyBoxy from July 30 to August 24 at 9:55pm. This boundary-smashing hour of clown satire is a fevered, physical, and fiercely funny exploration of myth, modernity, and the absurdities of our times.
Old God opens with a white-faced clown warming up for a recitation of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land—complete with mime. What follows is a whirlwind of fables, satire, audience interaction, and stream-of-consciousness rants, centered on the titular Old God, an immortal being “so old they’ve forgotten their own name.”
Cloaked in antiquated splendor, this timeless entity navigates the wreckage of 2025, dispensing tales of monsters and merchants that double as razor-sharp parables of our chaotic present. From a riotous mime piece titled Jeffrey Bezos Has a Dirty Little Secret to a poignant T.S. Eliot monologue, Old God is clowning as cultural exorcism—wild, unpredictable, and unapologetically honest.
Born from Absurdity
Born during the Trump era, Old God emerged from Jones-Trujillo’s frustration with satire that couldn’t match the absurdity of real-world events. “How do you parody the already outrageous?” he asks. His answer: a clown, a timeless figure with nothing to lose and everything to say. The show is both political and personal, a vehicle to confront the overwhelming pressures of modern life—greed, isolation, and the relentless advance of technology—while offering audiences a joyful release. The fourth wall is obliterated as Jones-Trujillo steers the room through a cathartic romp, mocking the world’s hypocrisies and inviting laughter as a form of resistance.
A Veteran Clown’s Pedigree
Jones-Trujillo, a graduate of UC Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Clown Conservatory, brings a wealth of experience to Old God. Trained under legendary mime teachers Leonard Pitt and James Donlon, he has collaborated with Cirque du Soleil’s John Gilkey on We Are Nudes and co-founded the LA improv/clown troupe Wet The Hippo with Natalie Palamedes and director Gabe McKinney. He’s also known for starring as The Gazillionaire in SPIEGELWORLD’s Absinthe at Caesars Palace. His performance in Old God is a high-wire act of physical comedy, lyrical storytelling, and fearless audience engagement, balancing chaos with aching honesty.
Directed Chaos
Directed by Gabe McKinney, an acclaimed clown consultant and Absinthe alum whose work spans Cirque du Soleil and Dell’Arte International, Old God transforms Jones-Trujillo’s whirlwind energy into a show that’s as impactful as it is unpredictable. Mime becomes movement, games give way to confession, and frenzied rants dissolve into moments of stillness. At its core, the show poses a haunting question: which is the true wasteland—Eliot’s modernist vision or the screen-lit, desire-driven world we inhabit today?
Joyful Destruction
Far from bleak, Old God is a space for joyful destruction—a chance to ridicule monsters, laugh at absurdities, and speak hard truths. Jones-Trujillo’s fearless commitment invites audiences to reflect, release, and leave a little lighter. Don’t miss this explosive hour of high-concept comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe, where the ruins of the modern world become a playground for a clown with everything to say.
Find Old God now:
Old God runs at Assembly Roxy – RoxyBoxy, July 30 – August 24, 9:55pm. Tickets are available through the Edinburgh Festival Fringe box office.
Show: Old God
Date: 30th July – 24th August 2025 (Not 11th & 18th)
Time: 9:55pm
Venue: Assembly Roxy – RoxyBoxy
Address: 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU
Price: From £9
Box Office: www.edfringe.com / https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/908-old-god
Website – https://www.oldgodshow.com/
Instagram – oldgodshow
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