Past Reviews

Episode 1: Money, Take Run—July 1999

“Just to confirm the word of mouth: Money & Run is one of the funniest and most original bits of nonsense to be seen for a long time.”
—John Longenbaugh, The Hit List, Seattle Weekly

Episode 2: Of Nuns and Ninjas—June 2000

“A hybrid Three’s Company meets Natural Born Killers. In a good way….The humor is smart and furious…All in all, Episode 2 shaped up to be that perfectly satisfying comedy experience: The player and audience enjoy themselves in equal measure. While you may think you have more entertaining things to do at 11:00 p.m. on a Friday night, trust me. You don’t.”
—Adrian Ryan, The Stranger

Episode 3: Save the Last Dance for Run—August 2000

“The outrageously popular cult homage to white trash culture returns…Rawley just gets better and better, and this time ‘round his absurd blend of outrageous metaphor, pop culture and general absurdity is truly sublime…It’s hard to imagine there’s a more fun hour to be spent in Seattle; this is better than comedy; this is theater as celebratory event.”
—John Longenbaugh, Seattle Weekly

“Frighteningly funny.”
—Bret Fetzer, The Stranger

A Very Special Money & Run Winter Season Holiday Special—December 2000

“What makes Money & Run fly is its amazing specificity…”
—Bret Fetzer, The Stranger Suggests

“Rawley has fined tuned the art of episodic comedy by creating bold, gutsy characters… The writing is as tight, funny and fast as the action…. It’s like a mix of Tom and Jerry and Reservoir Dogs, served neat with a Baby Jesus on the side.”
—Robyn Bell, Seattle Weekly

Episode 4: Go Straight, No Chaser—May 2001

“The excitement level of a Money & Run show is usually reserved for major sporting events and strip shows: a noisy, good-natured anticipation, featuring loud whoops, stomping feet, and spontaneous eruptions of applause… Soon you’re hooked, happily caught up in this ‘Dukes of Hazzard with serious emotional problems’ world.”
—Adrian Ryan, The Stranger

Episode 5: Money & Run Go Hawaiian—July 2001

“Rawley’s niftiest trick is to inspire the same dumb affection for his people and their absurd world as the shows he’s mocking… Rawley has a winning instinct for making fun of television’s contrivances while also celebrating its cheery inanity.”
—Steve Wiecking, Seattle Weekly