Two weeks later, I'm back to see Daniel Kitson, only this time I had to endure a 2 hour wait in the cold to buy the on-the-day tickets for this show, and gone is Gavin Osborn, replaced by Andy Zaltzman and Alun Cochrane.
Kitson described Fuckstorm 3001 as, "three men
showing off and shouting over each other for around 90 minutes - Andy
will probably do some Puns and say the word "Testify" a lot. Alun will
almost certainly get a bit drunk, demand he gets paid VAT and insist
he's not a postman. I am preparing a "Set piece" for each half of the
show in case the cross talking improvisational chit chat turns out to be
unutterably poor."
Kitson wasn't far wrong with his vision of the show, and it was an exceptionally thrilling, funny, fantastic show.
The show opens with a short warning from Kitson that we have placed our expectations into the hands of 3 cack-handed comics, and the doors are locked, followed by a mash-up of classic TV clips liberally spliced with Bill O'Reilly's famous "we'll do it live" rant. Quite the start.
What followed was 2 hours of stand-up and banter between Kitson, Zaltzman and Cochrane, headed mainly by Kitson, who frequently belittles Zaltzman and Cochrane to hilarious effect. It was interesting to see Kitson performing more standard stand-up comedy, a world away from his intricate, rather cerebral shows. You wouldn't catch a hyperactive Kitson dancing and singing a made-up song about Jews in "After the Beginning, Before The End" and the like.
It was a delight to see Kitson riff off comedians and to see Cochrane and Zaltzman hold their own against the legendary Kitson. This didn't have the depth of 'A Variety Of Things In A Room' (then again, how could it?) but it was great way to spend the early hours of Monday morning. shame it didn't last until 6am, as Kitson threatened early in the show.
Score: 9/10
Venue: The Stand Comedy Club, York Place
Date: August 18-24
Time: 11.59pm
Price: £9
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