Graveside Manner

Bill Jones offered a very different turn of comedy. One that was bleak, melancholic and subtle, in which he talked about losing the woman he loved to another man, poetry that verged between dark and obscure and how we were all naturally miserable.

Whilst this experimentational style of comedy had its moments, sadly the majority of the time it was full of awkward silences and uncomfortable comedic delivery. It needed to have less personal dark musings and poetry, with more emphasis on less intimate hugs, support group participation and general observation.

With further streamlining, this could have been better.

Otherplace at The Basement, 17 May 2015
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Sascha Cooper