I wonder if it is possible to have dual cult and mainstream success? Adam Hills would seem to suggest it is. The popular, international, TV comedian has a devoted core following of hardcore fans. The name of the show is the clue – Happyism. Hills isn’t normally mean or negative. Each performance loans some of […]
Review of Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics, Fringe 2012
I imagine Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics will over run each and every night. It’s chaos. You could try and argue that Watson needs to get better organised but I think trying to marshal three guest comedians through a mock Olympics can only result in chaos. With three guest comedians there’s a large variable element to Edinborolympics. […]
Review of Adam Hills: Mess Around, Fringe 2012
How do you review a comedy show for which the comedian does not do a show? I sat down in the Rainy Hall, off the Mound, expecting to enjoy a set from the Australian talent Adam Hills. My expectations were quickly dashed; Hills announces, straight off, that there is no show. Hills has discovered that […]