Comedy Festival 2009 - In Conclusion...

[sharplittleteeth]

The Festival is over, once again.

It's been a slightly weird festival for me this year. I saw a bunch of shows at the start. Then I lost interest in the middle bit, and had to rouse myself to go and see some more shows before it all finished.

I saw 12 shows this year. All of them were good, but none of them were amazing.

My favourite was Dave Bloustien. He show was solid example of classic stand up - a great story serving as the core, and lots of clever diversions, all delivered by a friendly and likeable comic.

But nothing blew me away this year. Nothing like the first time I saw Daniel Kitson, or Josie Long. Or even Andrew McClelland and his Pirates show. Maybe I saw the wrong shows. maybe it's just been a quiet year.

Or maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy.

LIST OF SHOWS SEEN

WED 01 - Andrew McClelland and Lawrence Leung - Time Ninjas

THU 02 - Josie Long - All the Planet's Wonders (Seen In Detail)

FRI 03 - The Storytellers Club - "scary" theme

SAT 04 - Dave Bloustien - The Social Contract

SAT 04 - The Suitcase Royale - Space Show

THU 09 - Sammy J - 1999

FRI 10 - Kent Valentine - How To Love Everyone (Even the Arseholes)

FRI 10 - Otis Lee Crenshaw with Rich Hall

FRI 17 - Charlie Pickering - The Audacity of Frank

FRI 24 - Melbourne Museum Comedy Tour

FRI 24 - Randy's Postcards from Purgatory

SUN 26 - The Pajama Men - Versus vs Versus