Review – Dave Bloustien: Social Contract Redux

Comedy is a tough gig. More than any other live performance it relies on audience feedback and engagement. In The Social Contract – Redux, Dave Bloustein recounts his all too personal experience with a comedy show gone horribly wrong; so wrong, in fact, that he wound up in court for not being funny.

There is little danger of him landing in court with this show, even if it went to trial I’d be a witness in his defence: sharp, intelligent, high-spirited, insightful, Bloustein covered off on death, childhood existential crises, high school formals, religion and murder (so, you know, the entire ambit of human experience) with wit and candour.

Bloustien’s intelligence shines through in his material and his delivery warms the crowd. The audience is guided through the distant hills and valleys of his mind and his life; some trials and some triumphs: much laughter.

The remaining shows are on the Popeye, so if you had any hesitations about being trapped on a boat with an-unfunny comedian: worry not! Pack the boat! Go see! You won’t be compelled to sue! [insert legal disclaimer here]