Nish Kumar announced he was doing a free work in progress
show on twitter with only a few days’ notice. Thankfully it was in the
afternoon after 5pm, which meant I could attend after work.
As ever his material analyses the dire nature of the current
political climate and he touches again on gentrification. What was interesting
was seeing him work through the less considered material – stripped away was
the slickness of a polished set and a more loose, relaxed stance of a seasoned
comedian riffing off ideas. The highlight was his off-the-cuff self-deprecating
remark that, amazingly, turned out to be one of the sharper satirical points –
I think he even surprised himself.
His work-in-progress show in Edinburgh 2018 sold out almost
immediately – lucky buggers who get to see it.
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Score: no score for WIP
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