The witty and entertaining songs are interspaced by fast-paced banter that sounds so natural and spontaneous that at times you’re not quite sure if they’re legitimately arguing or if it’s all part of the act.
Like a charlatan psychic, Rob gently coaxes audience members to reveal personal details, from which he channels not dead spirits but the most astounding improvisational wordsmithery.
When a joke ten minutes in got an ‘ooh’ and then a hush, [Rob Pue] warned the crowd to buckle up, relishing at having made them uncomfortable. What he failed to understand was that the silence was not due to subject itself, but the fact that the joke just wasn’t very good.
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The Best of the Edinburgh Fest is the tamer younger brother of the Late Show, so if you have parents with a curfew or nostalgic Brits in tow, there’s plenty for all to enjoy.
His self-effacing set is a wonderfully enjoyable hour that, counter-intuitively, seems to play even better in a slightly empty room.
Through her dancing, impression-work and a flawless imitation of house music, she delivers a set of stand-up that would be the highlight at any late-night comedy venue.
Finding themselves despairingly single, British comedians Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton sought to investigate this very premise by undertaking the ultimate social experiment, and road testing some of the most common rom-com tropes in real life.
It’s an extremely polished and well-executed show, as well-made as it is quirky and charming.
Kel Balnaves is not an in-your-face comic who has to make a song and dance to please the crowd. Rather he presents a dry, sarcastic, ocker tone that will pry smiles from crowds of any disposition.
Cath and her sister decided to visit the Day of the Dead; a traditional Mexican holiday surrounding death and those who have passed away. This experience opened her eyes to the rather morose and taboo relationship Australians have with death.
You will laugh at the abject poverty of South American countries. You will laugh at the plight of orphans left to the mercy of capricious nuns. And of course, you will laugh at the Catholic Church.
[Mat Ricardo] is a cynic’s juggler equipped with the comedic sensibilities of Rowan Atkinson, and he happily distances himself from the clichés of juggled swords (too dangerous) and juggled chainsaws (not dangerous enough).
This was a murder mystery Hitchcock adventure with a real storyline. You actually wanted to know what happens next. Who’s the killer? Why? Will they get away with it? So many questions! Sound & Fury answered them, and more, in a charmingly intelligent performance.
Anderson can be vulgar at the best of times yet his interaction with the audience never really crossed the line; he seemed well accustomed to reading the crowd and knew just how far to push a joke. The nervous anticipation that you may be the next target was outweighed by the simple comical possibility that it could also be someone else.
