Following MC Alan's introductions and his desire to embarrass every newcomer in sight (in a very inclusive sort of way) we started with Andy Watson. Andy has been supporting Paddy McGuinness on tour recently and having seen Mr McGuinness perform I would say that the order was upside down and Andy should be the headline on that bill. Andy's gags were just what were needed to get the evening off to a flier and his wry observations and mini rants went down well with the Fox regulars and newcomers alike. Perhaps a slight tendency to over-reliance on 'wanking' references but nevertheless a great start to the show.
Alan reappeared to unsettle the audience once again (only kidding, Al) and to prepare us for the headline act. To be fair to Alan, I'm not sure anything could have prepared us for Chris Lynam. To say his act is high energy is to do it a disservice. It's completely manic and off the wall. I can't stand comedians who trade on being 'zany' and 'wacky' but Chris went beyond this in a genuinely astonishing performance involving a number of props including flying plastic bags a banjo and a striptease routine. I had not been looking forward much to the act, having done a bit of research on the internet first but all my prejudices were blown away. It was unsettling at times, and definitely unhinged most of the time but the bottom line was - it was funny. Top marks to Alan for bringing Chris along. Regular stand up is great as we have seen constantly at The Fox, but occasionally something different is what is needed and Chris certainly provided this.
Roll on next week when Seymour Mace is headlining.
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