The Invisible Dot with Adam Buxton

Mae Martin hosted proceedings sweetly and funnily, but she seemed daunted and some jokes didn’t really land. First act Dane Baptiste was more commanding however: his understated, intelligent humour skirted close to the offensive edge at times, which was refreshingly daunting and exciting in a non-horrible kind of way. Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Simmons was a surreal blast, with daft songs, brilliant ideas and a fantastic relationship with the audience, constantly asking how weird we wanted him to go which was thankfully pretty bloody weird.

Some technical difficulties might have disrupted Adam Buxton’s momentum a little: his set felt a bit rushed and never settled into a natural rhythm. His video and laptop-based humour was still great though, with a nice, informative Bowie tribute working well and online comment-dissection was a rich source of absurd grammar and strange thoughts. The Invisible Dot presented a generous, funny programme that was great value for the excitable crowd. I hope to see them back in Brighton soon.

Theatre Royal Brighton, 1 May 2016

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