SEX and DRUGS, and no CONTROL...yet
Mon, 4 Aug 2003, 04:29 amcrgwllms1 post in thread
SEX and DRUGS, and no CONTROL...yet
Mon, 4 Aug 2003, 04:29 amSEX and DRUGS
Blue Room
Andrea Gibbs, Paul Goddard, Claire Hooper, Damon Lockwood, Sam Longley, Luke Milton, Kerry O'Sullivan, Mark Storen, James Eaton, Crispian Chan.
This is an ensemble who have well and truly emerged in Perth to produce original and well-performed sketch comedy.
A large percentage of the cast have been appearing regularly together in 'The Big Hoo-Haa' improv comedy nights, and the remainder are stalwarts from the casts Luke Milton has gotten together for his shows "Risky Lunar Love" and "Across Hellfire". Several were also involved in last year's "Porn Academy III" sketch show. So there is a body of work leading up to this show which has seen them hone their comedic writing and performing skills as a team..and for me and Sunday night's audience it definitely paid off.
I was lucky (and pushy) enough to squeeze in just before they closed the door upon a capacity crowd, and had to stand in the corner behind the tech crew: it was well worth it.
The sketches in the first half (SEX) were all of a high standard, slickly executed and often surprising. While the content didn't avoid (in fact, actively pursued...and then some!) a lot of obvious gutter topics (hey, what more warning do you need than the title?), the actual execution of the gags avoided ever being too obvious. The writers have all become much stricter on their own standards for script inclusion since Porn Academy. And equally impressive was the pace and style of the transitions between sketches, one often merging into the other with barely a pause for breath. The content pushed all the boundaries of good taste, but never really became totally offensive to me because I found it all FUNNY. I think the rest of the crowd felt the same.
In the second half (DRUGS), with a slightly different cast configuration, the material and range of characters was just as funny as the first, although not quite as slick in its execution. Understandable, as SEX has been running for several shows and DRUGS has just opened. By the next show on Wednesday it should be up to par. Again, a lot of the material is not for the those with squeamish taste, but having just seen the first episode we knew what to expect, and weren't disappointed. The ending seemed abrupt, compared to the first half (with Mark Storen's wonderfully debauched farm song finale); or perhaps it was just that I was left wanting more. Well, not long to wait...DRUGS runs Wed-Sun next week and then SELF CONTROL starts Sunday, and continues the following week.
Worth catching...and this is one of those Blue Room shows you ought to BOOK.
(PS...Big, Big thanks to Christina, Libby & Luke...)
Oh, and a very slick and sexy poster
Cheers,
Craig
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Blue Room
Andrea Gibbs, Paul Goddard, Claire Hooper, Damon Lockwood, Sam Longley, Luke Milton, Kerry O'Sullivan, Mark Storen, James Eaton, Crispian Chan.
This is an ensemble who have well and truly emerged in Perth to produce original and well-performed sketch comedy.
A large percentage of the cast have been appearing regularly together in 'The Big Hoo-Haa' improv comedy nights, and the remainder are stalwarts from the casts Luke Milton has gotten together for his shows "Risky Lunar Love" and "Across Hellfire". Several were also involved in last year's "Porn Academy III" sketch show. So there is a body of work leading up to this show which has seen them hone their comedic writing and performing skills as a team..and for me and Sunday night's audience it definitely paid off.
I was lucky (and pushy) enough to squeeze in just before they closed the door upon a capacity crowd, and had to stand in the corner behind the tech crew: it was well worth it.
The sketches in the first half (SEX) were all of a high standard, slickly executed and often surprising. While the content didn't avoid (in fact, actively pursued...and then some!) a lot of obvious gutter topics (hey, what more warning do you need than the title?), the actual execution of the gags avoided ever being too obvious. The writers have all become much stricter on their own standards for script inclusion since Porn Academy. And equally impressive was the pace and style of the transitions between sketches, one often merging into the other with barely a pause for breath. The content pushed all the boundaries of good taste, but never really became totally offensive to me because I found it all FUNNY. I think the rest of the crowd felt the same.
In the second half (DRUGS), with a slightly different cast configuration, the material and range of characters was just as funny as the first, although not quite as slick in its execution. Understandable, as SEX has been running for several shows and DRUGS has just opened. By the next show on Wednesday it should be up to par. Again, a lot of the material is not for the those with squeamish taste, but having just seen the first episode we knew what to expect, and weren't disappointed. The ending seemed abrupt, compared to the first half (with Mark Storen's wonderfully debauched farm song finale); or perhaps it was just that I was left wanting more. Well, not long to wait...DRUGS runs Wed-Sun next week and then SELF CONTROL starts Sunday, and continues the following week.
Worth catching...and this is one of those Blue Room shows you ought to BOOK.
(PS...Big, Big thanks to Christina, Libby & Luke...)
Oh, and a very slick and sexy poster
Cheers,
Craig
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