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Wil Anderson - Wilosophy

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When he first strides on stage, backed by AC/DC's 'Back in Black', flip-flops on his feet and Ashes quips on his lips, you could be fooled that you were in for an hour of macho, knockabout Aussie humour. Yet Anderson delivers so much more in an inspirational evening where laughs are plenty but are grounded by a deeper meaning. He scrutinises bad logic and poor argument to great effect, a particular highlight being when he demonstrates that the human body is not so intelligently designed after all. His 'Wilosophy' appears to be "use humour to overcome prejudice", and it warms the cockles of my heart to see stand-up that is sincere without being preachy, and also genuinely very funny.

Udderbelly's Pasture, 6 - 31 Aug (not 17), 8.50pm, prices vary, fpp 110

tw rating: 4/5

published: Aug-2009

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