Friday, October 12, 2007
Jimmy Carr
Saw Mr Carr at the Hexagon tonight. Sell out event with me getting the very last ticket. Well, it was the last at the time I called. Maybe they had some returned tickets afterwards. Who knows or cares?
Jimmy Carr is very good. His delivery is very clear and professional, he can handle heckling very well, and he is happy to spend as along as it takes afterwards talking to people and signing autographs. His humour may not be to everybody's tastes but that should not be confused with a lack of quality.
Reminded me a lot of last night's Milton Jones at 21 South Street (1/10 the size of the Hexagon) where Milton has a VERY long series of one liners with twists in the tail to throw you and get the laugh. Jimmy added to this style with more interaction with the audience (moral dillemas, such as "should you swallow or spit?"), more sexual references and less of the weirdness.
A few of the more memorable (and safe to post):
"Venison's dear, isn't it?"
"Woman went to the doctors and was told she was morbidly obese. As if she didn't have enough on her plate..."
"What's black, white and red all over? A race riot"
Was it worth £20 (twice the price of Milton)? Probably.
I did join the queue afterwards to get my ticket signed - too tight to pay for a programme. Decided to chat to him and prepared a little sequence about the woman two rows in front of me. She had worn leopard print shoes and rested them on the balcony rail for all to see. During the performance Jimmy ranted against the chaviness of wearing leopard print clothes and I told him how disappointed I was that I couldn't see her face at the time. She didn't put her shoes up after that for some reason. I nearly fluffed my lines, trying to say lemon instead of leopard and I felt a bit embarrased about it but at least I was brave enough to try.
Jimmy Carr is very good. His delivery is very clear and professional, he can handle heckling very well, and he is happy to spend as along as it takes afterwards talking to people and signing autographs. His humour may not be to everybody's tastes but that should not be confused with a lack of quality.
Reminded me a lot of last night's Milton Jones at 21 South Street (1/10 the size of the Hexagon) where Milton has a VERY long series of one liners with twists in the tail to throw you and get the laugh. Jimmy added to this style with more interaction with the audience (moral dillemas, such as "should you swallow or spit?"), more sexual references and less of the weirdness.
A few of the more memorable (and safe to post):
"Venison's dear, isn't it?"
"Woman went to the doctors and was told she was morbidly obese. As if she didn't have enough on her plate..."
"What's black, white and red all over? A race riot"
Was it worth £20 (twice the price of Milton)? Probably.
I did join the queue afterwards to get my ticket signed - too tight to pay for a programme. Decided to chat to him and prepared a little sequence about the woman two rows in front of me. She had worn leopard print shoes and rested them on the balcony rail for all to see. During the performance Jimmy ranted against the chaviness of wearing leopard print clothes and I told him how disappointed I was that I couldn't see her face at the time. She didn't put her shoes up after that for some reason. I nearly fluffed my lines, trying to say lemon instead of leopard and I felt a bit embarrased about it but at least I was brave enough to try.
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