Jokémon

Elliot Wengler has got a joke per Pokémon, or does he? In this hour of chaos and clowning, Elliot Wengler does a whole hour of puns and observational material about the world’s greatest monster-catching franchise. Will he become a Jokémon Master?!

Jokémon is my award-nominated family-friendly debut stand-up hour, that I spent a fair few years developing. I first had the idea years ago, and then in 2023, I began seriously developing it, and in 2024, debuted it at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show has since been performed at Leicester Comedy Festival, Brighton Fringe, London, and travelled to venues at the Olrando Fringe and New York City’s QED comedy club in Astoria.

In 2026, I am bringing it to the Adelaide Fringe, and am currently preparing to tour it around the UK and further around the world.

Reviews of Jokémon:

‘Elliot Wengler presents a style comedy that blends Demitri Martin and James Veitch’ – Can’t Stand Sitting Reviews

‘Wengler is a talent to watch out for. This is the ultimate hyperfixation show.’ – FringeReview.co.uk

‘Wengler’s exuberance and enthusiasm knows no bounds and is infectiously funny.’ – Orlando Sentinal

Audience Reviews:

‘You’ll rarely find a comedian/Pokémon enthusiast who puts in as much effort into a show as Elliot. He seems to be a genuine person with sometimes clever (sometimes cringy) jokes, and all had a really good time. Elliot even corrected a spelling error on the spot when pointed out by a kid at the show.’ – Stefania

‘Went with my mum who didn’t know that much about Pokemon (she does now!!) and she still found the show funny. Elliot was very funny and interesting and patient!’ – Kid Who Pointed Out Spelling Mistake

‘One of the best shows of the fringe. Elliot just keeps getting better, made me wheeze!’

‘Another round of Elliot Wengler for me… and did not disappoint! This whistle-stop tour down the nostalgia and mechanics of Generation 1 Pokémon is a treat, with jokes aplenty about those mechanics and the original 151 too.

Missing no targets, Elliot delivers something for everyone – puns aplenty, historical and political jokes… and even one or two naughty innuendos. (Don’t fear parents, Elliot will skip those last two carefully and with good humour if there are kids in for the show; as was the case at the one I saw. Adults, you can ask what the jokes were afterwards instead in that instance…)

But yes, the puns are charming (Rattata and Mew get particularly memorable ones), Nidoqueen’s the setup for a history buff to chortle like mad… oh and you ain’t seen a real-life Zubat before? You will here. You’ve not lived until you’ve seen that!

You’ll also learn things (like a really surprising top three from Wikipedia…), and it all ends nicely with a rather poignant note about the limitations of nostalgia and the potential dangers of franchising. A must-see for Pokémon fans!’