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JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS Pursuing a manifesto of absurdity while armed with a large heap of excellent jokes
It’s becoming increasingly obvious to say, but John-Luke Roberts really does have a taste for the extra-long show title. Back in August, he made a big impression on critics and sold-out audiences with an hour of idiosyncratic mayhem which never veered into the realm of self- indulgence due to the fact that Roberts always remembers to pack his shows with lots and lots of great jokes. That one was called All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] with a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!
He will be revisiting that hour (ostensibly a ‘manifesto of absurdity’ which considered the fate of the ‘missing Spice Girls’) at Edinburgh’s Monkey Barrel in April. And for his Glasgow International Comedy Festival appearance, he’ll be making further daft waves with After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!! Specifi c details are hard to come by so far for this happening, but
you can be assured of an evening that challenges the bounds of what a comedy gig actually is. Expect to be taken on a merry dance down the avenues of a brand of semi-surrealist humour which never forgets to hold onto something akin to a core narrative while delivering one excellent gag after another. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Vacant Space, Glasgow, Sun 31 Mar; Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, Mon 29 Apr.
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