Near Sex For Work at Hollywood Fringe

From virginal dildo salesman to non-sex porn performer, Shar takes audiences on a roller coaster of climactic twists and blue-balling turns as he chronicles his ridiculous resumé with support from the most sensational media collected along the way (and censored for this production). Comedy fans who like to get deep will gush for NSFW’s ability to reduce the shame and stigma around sex and its industry while also highlighting the reality that, underneath humanity’s massive range of sexual preferences, everyone is ultimately just craving connection.

Tastefully raunchy with a throbbing heart, “Near Sex For Work” has received standing ovations and played to packed houses at The Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles, The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago, and The Fruit in Durham, NC. The show was up against the likes of Stormy Daniels for Mainstream Venture of the Year at the 2025 AVN Awards, a.k.a. the adult industry Oscars, where Shar also received a Best Non-Sex Performance nomination for his portrayal of an incel OBGYN in the Adult Time feature BIRTH. Furthermore, The Comedy Bureau selected NSFW as one of 2024’s Best Things, calling it “one hell of a comedy gold mine.”



Tickets are on sale now at https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/11777?tab=tickets, with general admission set at $15. There are also $69 tickets available for folks who want a piece of porn merch and a chance to have Shar sneak a phrase/their name/a fake name of their choosing (all within reason) into a future adult scene that he will then provide a clip of once it’s released. 



PERFORMANCE DATES (each show runs 60 minutes with no intermission)

2:30 p.m. on Saturday June 7
8:30 p.m. on Monday June 9, Tuesday June 17, Monday June 23, and Saturday June 28