Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Show 50: Jon Pointing: Act Natural


This was a character comedy act that got a 4/5 review in the Guardian and as such I was interested to see what it offered.

Alas, I don’t think I was quite the right audience for it, or maybe I should have gone to Drama School to have fully appreciated the up-itself artsy pretentiousness of the show.

It’s a convincing act of a self-interested, arrogant, hippy actor giving an acting masterclass which takes itself far too seriously and totally useless, but to be honest I was failing to really engage or even laugh in the show.

It was an excellent study of bullshitting and vague notions of ‘art’ and ‘truth’ but perhaps I’m someone who just loves slapstick and puns too much.

Score: 2/10
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard

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