comedy review

GSOH – Robin Ince

Good Sense of Humour / Otherplace Productions

This was British cynicism summed up in an hour. The self deprecating yet undeniably confident humour of Robin Ince is reminiscent of a far too drunk and far too clever uncle going on a long, drawn out rant on Christmas day. Agitated, fast and frantic, Ince covered everything from Boris to Burma, with one slight pause for thought – "Am I being too current?". His loud and liberal outlook is topical and witty, and just what one would hope to see in a satirical stand up show. Sharp, honest and mildly offensive, Ince had the crowd in hysterics by saying exactly what they were all thinking, only funnier and with more fury. The third night in a line up of ten, with a different act on each night, Ince is a hard act to follow, but if the standard is this high then get down there and check out his fellow comedians.

Upstairs at Three and Ten, 5 - 23 May (not 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20), 10:00pm, £7.00 (£5.00), fpp 17

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2008

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