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- Pappy's Fun Club, Edinburgh 08 |
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I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a show
as downright joyful as Pappy’s Fun Club. The performers were
smiley, the audience were happy and I had a big ol’ grin plastered
to my face for the whole 60 minutes I was in attendance. There’s
a real bounce and verve to this show that’s hard to find on
the Fringe.
As for the show itself? Well there’s a loose thread
of environmentalism in which Pappy orders
his club to turn fun into energy – Funergy.
This allows a series of rapid fire skits
to be performed in which the 4 members of
the club – Matthew,
Ben, Brendan and Tom – set
about trying to solve global warming. A cast
of quirky characters come and go and this
provides a stream of continuity throughout the show. What makes the
show special is that the performers seem to be having as much fun
as the audience, at points endeavouring to make each other crack up
on stage by going delightfully off script.
The show is so effective
that at times the dialogue is simply drowned
out by the gales of laughter coming from
the audience. I savoured every single moment that I spent in the fun
club and the face ache I experienced for
an hour afterwards was well worth it. An
absolute must see.
Di
Original link: www.one4review.com/Comedy_/comedy2008/...
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