Comedy Night 6
Production: Comedy Night 6
Venue: York Theatre Royal
Rating: ***
An eerie and expectant hush falls over audience as compère Nick Page took to the stage. After a few awkward and offensive attempts at warming up the crowd, Perrier Award nominee Nick Revell began his disappointing routine. Despite employing some hilarious accents, he failed to meet my expectations.
Next up is Australian Marcus Ryan; younger, fresher and endearingly nervous. I am immediately taken with his sharp yet relaxed humour. Unfortunately, the rest of the audience did not share my enthusiasm, resulting in pregnant pauses interspersed only with the odd unfortunate titter.
The headline act of the evening was the acclaimed Mitch Benn. He provides a slight change in visual and aural stimuli, strolling onto the stage clutching what appears to be an electric ukulele whilst humming with gusto. Benn’s forte lies in his singing, the standup turning out to be somewhat pedestrian. However, his satirical ballads about celebrities such as James Blunt, if obvious, had the audience roaring with laughter. His finale, a ‘rock musical’ version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar in the style of Tenacious-D, was whimsical and jovial, if a tad farcical.
Granted, it was not the side-splitting experience I was hoping for, but the bargain night at provided me with, sometimes crass, but welcome revelry.
Comedy Night 6 showed at the York Theatre Royal on 4th March. Tickets are available for further shows.
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