My overall impression
Oh dear. I really wanted to like this one. I could go on about comic theory and why something is or isn’t funny but in the end comedy is a very subjective art. But, the fact is they never got more than a light chuckle out of me.
It was fun to see references to shows I saw in other fringes or watching them lampoon certain cliches of the form but it wasn’t enough to really do anything for me. The cast was committed and driven but in the end I think it came down to the script.
That’s not to say it was all bad. There were a few things that actually worked. The “What’s in the box” scene, played dead pan and utterly serious. The “I’m going to take up the trumpet” monologue, with a surprising depth of pathos. And finally the last, and surprisingly effective, moments of the show.
It’s not terrible by any stretch of the imagination and those three moments are worth seeing. But I can’t recommend this show.
