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Adam Hills Cut Loose Nova Cinema 1 Until Sun 29 Feb It is de rigeur in comedy to embarrass latecomers. Latecomer was cued, Hills introduced himself to a few people and everything went topsy-turvy. The porn manufacturing latecomer was recognised as the Grade 6 teacher of a fellow audience member and Hills was faced with a comedian's nightmare: there were 140 comedians and one audience member alone on stage. Hills seamlessly and flawlessly integrated the interruptions and his new friends into his show and they became part of his routine. Hills has the rare ability to make the audience feel that they are more than paying customers, best illustrated by him running out to buy the Canadian couple a Farmers Union Iced Coffee ('more addictive than heroin') so that they could try it. He is genuine and genuinely funny with a fantastic stage presence. His incorporation of audience members into the show also enables Hills to show off his improvisation talents culminating in the lovely duet with Peter Monaghan Song For Sunny & Eddy- The Visiting Canadian Couple. Hills does have some comedic standards such as anti-Americanism but delivers it in such a way that it is novel. His call for any Americans to invade the stage and liberate his jokes, or even if they suspected him of harbouring jokes, is just one example. However, Hills goes down atypical comedic lines that enable him to reflect upon stereotypes, countryside, nationalities and the link between them. This provides him the opportunity to show off a social conscience too often underexplored and mined. Who would have thought that the Bali Bombing would be a wellspring of sensitive yet wildly funny humour. It is good to see Adelaide comedians holding their own among the plethora of national and international acts. Hills does more than hold his own, he delivers a show jam packed with thought provoking historical tidbits, hilarious one-liners and the occasional rant against advertising. In a Fringe seemingly full of good comedy, this is one of the best. |
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