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Comedy Festival
Mar. 30th, 2012 04:17 pmSure sign the Comedy Festival has begun: Jel and I only ever talk via Twitter and text messages. I work days, she works nights, we never see each other in real life. It's like Ladyhawke, only without Matthew Broderick.
Every year I tell myself I'm only going to see twoor three shows, and every year I see over a dozen. I've seen two already, and I have tickets to two more shows tonight.
The shows I saw on Wednesday:
The Peer Revue
Four different comedians doing vaguely-science related routines. Ben McKenzie summarised Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time in tem minutes, Simon Pampena yelled about maths, Trent McCarthy talked about octopuses, and Nicholas J Johnson discuss oxycontin while demonstrating some con routines. It was opening night, and there were subsequently a few hiccups - lines fluffed, jokes that didn't really work. But overall it was a fun show.
Daniel Kitson – Where Once Was Wonder
Sporting a radical new look, and building his show around the theme of change, Kitson ironically delivered a classic set of his standup. He's a master at this craft, weaving together whimsy, self-deprecation, intricate structure and emotional heft with lots of dick jokes. Kitson has mellowed considerably since I first saw him, but he's still hilarious. The only criticism I had was the abrupt ending when he realised he was over time.
Tonight's shows: Your Days are Numbered: The Maths of Death and Sarah Kendal -- Persona.
Every year I tell myself I'm only going to see twoor three shows, and every year I see over a dozen. I've seen two already, and I have tickets to two more shows tonight.
The shows I saw on Wednesday:
The Peer Revue
Four different comedians doing vaguely-science related routines. Ben McKenzie summarised Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time in tem minutes, Simon Pampena yelled about maths, Trent McCarthy talked about octopuses, and Nicholas J Johnson discuss oxycontin while demonstrating some con routines. It was opening night, and there were subsequently a few hiccups - lines fluffed, jokes that didn't really work. But overall it was a fun show.
Daniel Kitson – Where Once Was Wonder
Sporting a radical new look, and building his show around the theme of change, Kitson ironically delivered a classic set of his standup. He's a master at this craft, weaving together whimsy, self-deprecation, intricate structure and emotional heft with lots of dick jokes. Kitson has mellowed considerably since I first saw him, but he's still hilarious. The only criticism I had was the abrupt ending when he realised he was over time.
Tonight's shows: Your Days are Numbered: The Maths of Death and Sarah Kendal -- Persona.
