Ed Byrne - Different Class
Feb. 26th, 2009 12:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lupestripeSo tonight my run of seeing comedians came to an end with my third comedian in the space of six days. But now I have decided to kick my dangerous habit of comedians as they are making my sides hurt so I am going to stick to alcohol instead.
If Dylan Moran was whimsical and Andy Parsons was political, Ed Byrne is more your traditional comedian in so far that he talks about trivial day to day issues such as married life, his upbringing and the like. He is also more of a story teller than Moran and Parsons and so this means you are likely to get less laughs per minute but when the laughs do come, they are often funnier.
Byrne was on good form tonight although compared to Parsons, he was nowhere close. The Encore was excellent and some of his stories really rang true. The whole second half dedicated to his marriage was fantastic but I must admit that I was a little disappointed when the biggest laughs of the night came when he used the word cunt. I also got the annoying couply couple sat in front of me who were quite clearly engaged as they wouldn't stop talking about their own marriage plans and relating it to Byrne's own, whilst he was retelling them during his act.
By the by, despite the lack of true belly laughs, today's gig was a good one and I am glad I went. The focus was on class and the nature of it and he made some very wry perceptions about the nature of social hierarchy. Coming out in a Mr Pefect T-Shirt for the first half then a full suit for the second, seemed to highlight this point well.
So as I say, three comedians, three different styles. None disappointed although Moran was a lot weaker than when I saw him in 2004 come to think of it.
I really have missed live comedy and music and it would be great to do more. The sad thing is that on the average weeknight in this town, I have no one to go with...
P.S. On both sides of me tonight, there were two empty seats (seating was unreserved). No one wanted to sit next to me. I put it down to the tramp look I am cultivating. I haven't shaved in a fortnight, my hair was unkempt, my trousers were dirty and I was supping a pint of ale. I may have to try this tactic more often...
P.P.S. I have also signed up to Twitter. Don't know why, may never use it, but I thought I might as well at least give it a bash. LJ will still be my main port of call though for talking rubbish :P
If Dylan Moran was whimsical and Andy Parsons was political, Ed Byrne is more your traditional comedian in so far that he talks about trivial day to day issues such as married life, his upbringing and the like. He is also more of a story teller than Moran and Parsons and so this means you are likely to get less laughs per minute but when the laughs do come, they are often funnier.
Byrne was on good form tonight although compared to Parsons, he was nowhere close. The Encore was excellent and some of his stories really rang true. The whole second half dedicated to his marriage was fantastic but I must admit that I was a little disappointed when the biggest laughs of the night came when he used the word cunt. I also got the annoying couply couple sat in front of me who were quite clearly engaged as they wouldn't stop talking about their own marriage plans and relating it to Byrne's own, whilst he was retelling them during his act.
By the by, despite the lack of true belly laughs, today's gig was a good one and I am glad I went. The focus was on class and the nature of it and he made some very wry perceptions about the nature of social hierarchy. Coming out in a Mr Pefect T-Shirt for the first half then a full suit for the second, seemed to highlight this point well.
So as I say, three comedians, three different styles. None disappointed although Moran was a lot weaker than when I saw him in 2004 come to think of it.
I really have missed live comedy and music and it would be great to do more. The sad thing is that on the average weeknight in this town, I have no one to go with...
P.S. On both sides of me tonight, there were two empty seats (seating was unreserved). No one wanted to sit next to me. I put it down to the tramp look I am cultivating. I haven't shaved in a fortnight, my hair was unkempt, my trousers were dirty and I was supping a pint of ale. I may have to try this tactic more often...
P.P.S. I have also signed up to Twitter. Don't know why, may never use it, but I thought I might as well at least give it a bash. LJ will still be my main port of call though for talking rubbish :P
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Date: 2009-02-26 03:52 am (UTC)Also, I rather want to see your new "tramp" chic :P
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Date: 2009-02-26 11:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 07:00 am (UTC)I am still not going to bother with twitter even though my working day doesn't give me that many opportunity's to connect to the internet, you know with my laptop being perched on a orbital incubator , and this kitsune getting dirty while squeezing down the side of a freezer and all.
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Date: 2009-02-26 11:40 pm (UTC)The last bit of your sentence has really flummoxed me :P
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