Simon Munnery and Nothing But

Having showcased his unique live film making skills and sung Søren Kirkegaard, Simon Munnery returned to back to basics stand up with his most recent hour; although with a comic of Munnery’s calibre, nothing is ever basic. There was a surprising political edge to some of his material – somewhat generic stuff but enlivened by his tricksy writing which piles on verbal invention and deconstructs everyday phrases to find their absurdity. What stuck in the mind most were the set pieces; a reinvented Can-Can and an imagined skiing –based date. Munnery ploughs his own path and is always a must see.

The Old Market, 5 February 2016
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Simon Plotkin