Tuesday, 8 August 2017

Show 11: Tom Neenan: Attenborough

A friend of Nish Kumar and James Acaster, and having been mentioned on Comedian's Comedian, I was keen to see what Tom Neenan had to offer.

This is a character story show where Neenan plays David Attenborough sent on a documentary mission by the BBC to film the Sasquatch in Canada. Along the way he encounters a marmoset and an evil South African poacher who's intent on capturing the Bigfoot for his own fame and glory.

It's a very sweet story and driven partly with some smart powerpoint gags (including one of the biggest investiment of labour into powerpoint slides I've seen to get a laugh - honestly I was giggling hard long after the slides had moved on) but mainly driven by Neenan's writing and performance.

It's a very charming, twee show filled with hearty laughs, classic storytelling and plain silliness, with a very satisfying ending (especially if you like marmosets).

Score: 8/10
Venue: Udderbelly - Medical Quad
Dates: 7th-27th August
Time: 15:55
Price: £10 weekdays, £11 weekends

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