NOW Magazine Fringe review: Cringe By Glenn Sumi Sam Roulston's Gay For Freedom sketch is one of the show's funniest bits. CRINGE: A SOLO SKETCH COMEDY SHOW written and performed by Sam Roulston (Champagne Boyfriend/Digital Fringe Festival). Now streaming at Fringe On-Demand until July 31. Rating: NNNN Most of the sketches in Cringe are very funny. And the fact that they’re inspired by cringeworthy behaviour writer/performer Sam Roulston’s either witnessed or heard about adds bite to the show’s laughs. Roulston, a frequent improviser at Bad Dog Theatre and a faculty member at Second City, takes aim at everyone from covidiots who blithely ignore bubble safety rules to a barista with a passive-aggressive attitude toward his cafe’s community board.