Ukulele Loki knows variety acts. A burlesque emcee, musician, circus sidesh… Read Full Bio ↴Ukulele Loki knows variety acts. A burlesque emcee, musician, circus sideshow performer and co-founder/former member of the Crispy Family Carnival, he just might be the most qualified person in the state to put together a vaudeville show.

And Ukulele Loki's Vaudeville Variety Show and Folderol Follies is a variety heavyweight: As emcee, Loki will introduce burlesque performers (including the lovely Orchid Mei), the Oracle dance troupe, the University of Colorado swing-dance team, belly dancers, puppets crafted by Corey Gilstrap (of Pee-Wee's Playhouse and MTV's Liquid Television fame), comedy, mind-reading and music including a band composed of tuba, clarinet, marimbas, cello, percussion and, of course, the ukulele. "I finally have a really solid band together," enthuses Loki about his Gadabout Orchestra. "We'll be doing hot-jazz and new wave covers covers plus my own happy/sad love songs."

The real question is: What's not in this show? "We're not going to have a flea circus," he reveals. "I have a friend who's building one. It just takes a long time to train all those little fleas.