Review – An Evening with Sammy J and Randy
Overall the balance between comedy, music, puppetry, audience participation, planning and chaos results in what could easily be my favourite show of the festival.
Overall the balance between comedy, music, puppetry, audience participation, planning and chaos results in what could easily be my favourite show of the festival.
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.
On the giant Arts Centre Stage Sammy J appears in his dapper suit, all sharp edges and angles, looking very small. But his performance fills the stage.
Comedy shows have framing devices. It’s a fact of life: you need something to bookend your show, a big revelatory note on which you can end the night, to show you’re a human being and not just a joke machine.
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