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Britcom...edy Arts Theatre Sun 5 March 'Britcom... edy' is essentially a two piece show. Rhod Gilbert the voice of Wales, that esoteric but increasingly warm Welshman leads off before the engagingly sly English bastard that is Stephen Amos brings us home. Britcom highlights two disparate styles which produce the same result; an evening full of laughter and good times. Rhod Gilbert treated the audience to his dissertation of Australian national character and highlighted it with one of the most approachable, piss pants funny and genuinely entertaining luggage-loss stories that it's ever been my luck to hear. He managed to interweave self-deprecating observations with flights of fantasy and some obligatory yet enormous mirth making audience interaction. He sees Australia as a Scooby Doo episode, bemoans Australia's lack of really scary animals and regales us with the hardships of being Welsh: 'I tried to learn Welsh and I broke my arm'. He entertained, he amused and left the audience wanting more. Stephen Amos is a consummate jester. He uses facial contortions and mimicry to increase his repertoire while seeming to not need too much structure within the abbreviated format. His act seemed to be a comedic mezes, small and tasty snippets of much larger dishes but more than enough to leave you satisfied. He traverses vast distances in this abbreviated routine, from conspiracy theories about Sony to physical caricatures to large tracts of audience interaction but seems most at home with sly observations. All facets of his performance are reinforced by his superb timing and delivery. Both comedians are obviously top shelf and deserved the enthusiastic response they generated from the admittedly small audience. However, they made the audience forget about anything but the entrancing and belly laugh filled performances that they were witnessing. What more could an audience desire?  |
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