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Friday,
16th April, 2004
Review:
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The
multi-talented Dylan Moran jetted in from New York to Northampton
for a night of top-notch comedy.
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Dylan
Moran - Monster II
Derngate, Northampton
Thursday
15th April, 2004 - 8pm |
Daniel Kitson has ruined me. The last comedy I saw was Kitson at The
Royal earlier this year and last night I realised that I haven't yet
recovered.
Post-Kitson, I expect every comedy act to last around three-and-a-half-hours
and take me to within an inch of wet pants. But if an act doesn't
do that, it doesn't mean it's bad. And this was my mantra for last
night.
I had built up my expectations for Dylan Moran to Kitson-esqe proportions.
Those expectations weren't met, but last night Moran was still class.
He was relaxed, charming and very funny. Importantly he has the ability
to still be entertaining when he's not being funny. Some of his rants
and themes weren't necessarily going anywhere, but you still listened
with avid interest.
Something seems to happen to comedians when they reach a certain age
or certain point in their career. They begin to talk about such topics
as 'the differences between men and women' and 'the things I hate'.
In the wrong hands (I point you to two comedians who played the venue
last year) these topics can be tired, irritating and predictable.
In the right hands (Moran's for example) they are fresh, funny and
close to the bone.
And that's Moran's strong point. The majority of the time it's not
what he's saying, but how he says it. His dishevelled and surreal
delivery far outweighs the actual words pouring out his mouth.
The only downside of last night was the gig clashed with Moran's brilliant
TV show Black Books. But you can't have it all I suppose.
Jon Raitt
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