comedy review

Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches In An Hour

Phil McIntyre Entertainment

Having seen their unsuccessful Channel Four pilot last year, I came to this show sceptical. In hindsight, it is easy to see why the ragamuffin, tatterdemalion buffoonery of this likeable quartet didn't translate well from stage to small screen. No back-handed compliment intended, but the act hinges on their immense ability to transmit an utter lack of talent. It's all an act, of course, and one that only extraordinarily versatile comedians could pull-off, but they appear to shamble, stumble and fumble their way through in a manner that'd make coarsest amateurs blush. Television doesn't like - doesn't transmit - such things; it likes spit and polish, best bib and tucker. Onstage, anarchy is free to play the king. Fantastic fun!

Pleasance Courtyard, 5 - 31 Aug (not 17), 7.20pm, prices vary, fpp 85

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2009

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