well after a horrendous drive to the venue coupled with queues at near by Wagamammas he was going to have to be bloody funny to make up for having a bag of chilli crisps and half a lager for your tea.
ANd thus he was.
We were also thwarted by the MOST unfunny support act ever witnessed who seemd to ram four rape " jokes" into a 20 minute set.. issues? him?
Also Amstels " sitting around waiting while slagging off everyone else coming in" was irritating inter war jazz which while maybe comedic and quirky sounding in an office in london, in everywhere else made you want to punch ANYONE nearby.
the audience were of three types
- strangely hairy and overweight- male and female.
- indie woman (short cropped hair, terrifying eye make up, strange clothes that dont really go and an accessorizing boyfriend)
- Town girls in glitter.
At least one of the above was to be disappointed in AMstels set as it was NO buzzcocks. It was really thought provoking and very clever. A lot of the gags were lost on the audience. I almost wanted to apologise at one point where I laughed( as it transpired was appopriate) where the rest of hte audience ahhed. Not a highlight.
The cat gag i loved.
BUT it was only an hour. No encore. NOthing. Evereyone shifted around strangely at the end and a big " was that it?" lurked.
it kept us thinking and talking all th way home, no bad thing surely?