Fiesta’s Cornyation — a drag comedy recognized for its biting political satire — took a stunning cross on San Antonio’s fast-approaching mayoral race, citing a crowded, complicated contest that simply didn’t really feel very humorous.
“No mayoral skit this 12 months, as a result of no mames” — Spanish slang used to specific disbelief — “it’s already a f****** mess,” co-master of ceremonies Suzi Ingram introduced within the opening remarks of Tuesday evening’s first present.
The choice comes as final 12 months’s Cornyation solid alluded to all the enjoyable they deliberate to have with San Antonio’s 2025 municipal election.
“We are able to’t wait to see all of you subsequent 12 months… for the biennial, fully nonpartisan San Antonio Shi*tty Council Starvation Video games,” 2024 co-host Payton Kane stated on the finish of the set.
However when it got here time to assemble this 12 months’s acts, a 27-candidate mayoral race with few clear frontrunners didn’t rise to the highest of anybody’s checklist.
“Every designer picks their very own matter, and I don’t suppose that any designer felt any form of enthusiasm in regards to the election in any respect or curiosity in masking it,” stated present author Jesse Mata, who has been concerned with the occasion since 2003.
To his level, early voting for the Might 3 election ended this week with in-person early turnout down about 30% from 2015. It’s nearly sure that nobody will take 50% of the vote, resulting in a June 7 runoff between the highest two finishers.
However, this 12 months’s co-hosts, Ingram and Mindy Miller Hill, managed to sneak in a number of digs of their opening remarks.
“Right here’s a query, which of these one rating and 7 solicitous suitors would you belief to be your designated driver?” Hill requested the viewers of the mayoral area — a reference to the wave of DWIs popping out of Metropolis Corridor.
And in a nod to the extra nationwide politics pushed skits to come back, Ingram replied that the mayoral hopefuls have been a lot value roasting, simply not in comparison with every little thing else happening.
“Whoever emerges the victor amongst this vainglorious quantity is your final line of protection towards a deteriorating Don, drunk with dictatorial disdain,” she stated to the viewers on the packed Charline McCombs Empire Theatre. “Information your habits accordingly.”
The remainder of the evening featured actors roasting President Donald Trump and his Cupboard.
A large diaper-wearing Trump shoveled Greenland, the Gulf of Mexico and Canada into his mouth after which pooped them into his diaper, which was unfold like manure over farmland. Viewers members stood and cheered when dancers dressed as flowers bloomed out from beneath it to Jackie DeShannon’s “What the world wants now’s love.”
One other skit featured U.S. Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. guzzling uncooked milk.
The adults-only present will carry out twice nightly on Wednesday and Thursday this week, however tickets are largely bought out.
The annual performances have raised over $3 million for charities such because the San Antonio AIDS Basis, BEAT AIDS, the Thrive Youth Heart and scholarships.
