Student sketch shows are a tremendously risky affair: a bunch of young vibrant people brought together to write jokes and elaborate on comic ideas without having much experience of comedy performance and joke writing has strong potential for falling flat. That potential was made true in this show.
Had there been funny premises, the show might have had chances of redemption, but as it turns out there were precious few ideas that were probably worth being explored and many of the sketches probably never had potential. Yes they were subversive and oh-so-clever but deeply unfunny.
The show also falls due to the poor writing - scenes escalate far too rapidly for there to be any real suspense and the timing just doesn't do any of the sketch ideas justice. The performances are unconvincing and they just don't bring you in. The physical comedy elements seem token and desperate and there really is no nuance to any of the scenes.
The show could have done with some serious comedy direction. Alas, it's another victim to the trials of student comedy writing and performance.
Score: 1/10
Venue: Just The Tonic at The Caves
Dates: 27th-29th August
Time: 14:20
Price: £7 weekends, £5 weekdays
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