Lagasse wrote, directed, and performed A Show of Hands at the University of Connecticut while earning his BFA in Puppet Arts.

[1][2] The series was directed by Agi Fodor (creator of Nick in the Afternoon) and was shot in black and white, with the exception of the vanity card that appears at the end of each film.

After the conclusion of the series, Lagasse went to work as a director and performer on Nickelodeon's Oobi, which features similar bare hand puppets as characters.

In 2001, Lagasse began performing an extended live version of the Show of Hands skits at the HERE Arts Center in New York.

[6] On November 16, 2001, Lagasse debuted an extended live version of A Show of Hands at the HERE Arts Center in New York City.