Saturday, 5 August 2017

Show 5: Tony Law: Absurdity for the Common People

Known for absurdist comedy, Tony Law's show is a frenetic, prolonged display of startling energy and riffing.

Ostensibly it's a show about his performance in a 1970s trampolining competition in America but there are so many digressions it's hard to tell which ones are planned and which ones are made off the cuff. Regardless it's a satisfying watch to see Tony Law teeter between having a grasp on what's going and veering off into a wild, untrodden idea.

There aren't many who can make quite odd shadow puppetry where little seemingly happens as funny as Tony Law, not playing a guitar badly with white cotton gloves, and yet he somehow manages it.

He's a strong character, and perhaps he's divisive - you probably either get it or you don't. Overall, though, it's an impressive display of force and free thinking, with some good laughs along the way.

Score: 7/10
Venue: The Stand Comedy Club
Dates: 5th-28th August(not 14th)
Time:12:00
Price: £12.50

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