Posted By: Barmybob
Reginald D Hunter - Tour - 05/05/2015 09:00
A mate invited me to join him on Saturday as he had a spare ticket for the show.
I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I have seen the fellow on a few panel shows and the BBC 4 music of the south so expected a rather dry delivery but one full of insight. I was expecting something that may not necessarily be laugh out loud funny but at least something humorous.
Sure enough it started slowly and there were a few funny gags, but after just 30 minutes he took a 25 minute break! When he returned it just continued along the same path rather predictable, dare I say boring, path
For some strange reason he kept raising the house lights and asking people to raise their hands to answer seemingly banal questions. Maybe this kind of thing would work with an American audience, who knows? All I know is that the response in Cambridge was muted, at best. The result of his pointless polls didn't seem to have any effect on the routine or add any comedic value!
In the publicity blurb he had said that he expected his tour and routine would upset some people. Sadly I suspect he will be right. but for all the wrong reasons
I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I have seen the fellow on a few panel shows and the BBC 4 music of the south so expected a rather dry delivery but one full of insight. I was expecting something that may not necessarily be laugh out loud funny but at least something humorous.
Sure enough it started slowly and there were a few funny gags, but after just 30 minutes he took a 25 minute break! When he returned it just continued along the same path rather predictable, dare I say boring, path
For some strange reason he kept raising the house lights and asking people to raise their hands to answer seemingly banal questions. Maybe this kind of thing would work with an American audience, who knows? All I know is that the response in Cambridge was muted, at best. The result of his pointless polls didn't seem to have any effect on the routine or add any comedic value!
In the publicity blurb he had said that he expected his tour and routine would upset some people. Sadly I suspect he will be right. but for all the wrong reasons