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Alistair
Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished ★★★★
Edinburgh Just the Tonic at The Caves (Venue 88)
Until Sunday
28th August 2016
Comedy works well if the act is charming with the
audience and they try to wrap their act around a theme. Alistair is definitely
the former and nearly achieves the latter. The end result was a very
entertaining hour in a crowded market place.
The theme appeared to be “what is it like being
Alistair Williams”, which is at least something he knows something about.
Opening with a gag about the hens and stags that attended the night before
would have been funnier if I hadn’t remembered that the venue was actually shut
all day yesterday. I know…don’t take comedy too literally.
That slip up apart, Alistair keeps the room on side
throughout the show in his debut EdFringe show. We are given a tour of the life
of the ex-advertising sales executive who now has to share accommodation with a
group of much younger Australians in Croyden.
From interviews at Subway through to total misunderstandings with what
his housemates are offering via seeking love whilst being a skint comedian who
works at night and at weekends, the show flows well.
Alistair is a welcoming host and never picks on the
audience. This is one of those rare shows in which it is safe to sit in the
front row. His charm comes through and the audience shares in the empathy that
his tales describe. It was a funny hour and he kept the crowd laughing at
regular intervals throughout the set. What more could you want?
This
review was written by Stephen Oliver the North East Theatre
Guide – follow Stephen at @panic_c_button
Tickets:
Buy a ticket (£5) in advance to guarantee entry or Pay
What You Want at the venue. Details: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alistair-williams-i-ve-started-so-i-m-finished
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