Har Mar Superstar, Komedia, Brighton
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference."I just want you to know I'm made of booze and MDMA," warns Har Mar Superstar. "And the MDMA was an accident..."
Har Mar Superstar is the alter-ego of Sean Tillman, a sex-obsessed funkateer from the outskirts of Minneapolis whose biggest brush with mainstream celebrity was fronting an ad campaign for Lynx, and whose appearance (small, chubby, with a balding mullet) has been compared to porn star Ron Jeremy.
It's a valid comparison in more ways than one. Just as Ron Jeremy allowed men who were, shall we say, not conventionally attractive to imagine that they too could get the superhot girl, so Har Mar proves that you don't have to look like everyone's idea of a pop star to have the skills.
The (glorious) humour to his act led many to dismiss him as a novelty, but make no mistake: this guy's got what it takes. He can write a killer tune, sing a mean falsetto, and do it all – literally – standing on his head. Which is how he begins tonight's low-key support slot, before performing press-ups, then embarking on a set-long striptease in which a Menudo T-shirt, Xanadu sweater and sports vest are removed until all he's wearing is a pair of Y-fronts, into which he reaches and rips out pubic hair, scattering it like confetti. Gross-out showmen don't come much better.
It comes as little surprise, then, before another new track called "Girls Only", when he tells us that it was originally composed for a Disney Channel pop group called the Cheetah Girls, "...but they looked into my background, and decided it was wrong for me to write a song aimed at 12-year-olds".
Before "Powerlunch" – a funky tale of eroticism in the workplace – he reminds us that the backing vocal belongs to "Beth Ditto before she was famous". It took Ditto a while to break into the public's affections. Maybe it's Har Mar's turn next. Just don't expect him to get Disneyfied when being disreputable is much more fun.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments