Nik Bruce-Smith never had an answer to the question: “What's your five year plan?” Plans also have a way of not working out for him like he thinks. One glorious day he found the answer and it turned out to be a question…. Marry Me, Taylor Swift?
Catherine HartFor some unknown reason (although it’s probably due to my tendency to show-myself-out), I have never attended a Lip Sync Battle at San Fran. Nor have I ever seen a Lip Sync Battle hosted by a comedian. So this Monday’s Lip Sync Battle completely blew my mind. But I must warn you now, since it was a show that can never be repeated, I have included many spoilers! Dell MitchellPatch Lambert’s stories are primarily about him and his experiences. It is almost impossible not to love this constantly smiling, Ewok-like bogan. He leads us on adventures through his life and makes us feel like his mates at the pub, rather than an audience at a performance. Laura FergusonStanding awkwardly with nerves of jelly rather than steel, Joel Hansby begins his show, A Guide To Leaving The House, Cause You Have To. His anxiety and self-consciousness brings the audience on side from the outset, ready to root for an underdog. The style of comedy is very endearing, stilted and deprecating in nature. We are entertained by a range of puns, witticisms and social commentary with a very millennial outlook that is fun and relatable. Julz BurgisserThe scene is set for the wedding of the century, or of the year, maybe the day. Scratch all that the scene is set for the marriage of the #1 in NZ, Reality TV Show personality, Chris Warner of Shortland Street. Marry Me Chris Warner will be the show that everyone is talking about because none of the invited magazines seemed very keen to cover it for some reason. Or so James Malcolm tells us as he sweeps onto the stage completing the picture of the perfect wedding. There’s only one problem really. The groom seems to be absent right now.
Julz BurgisserPressure Makes Diamonds and this show is a shining example of that. Laura Daniel is a 2016 Billy T Nominee and the pressure is on to compete with the other nominees for that coveted top spot. She promises us a spectacle and what she’s delivered is a rollercoaster ride of glorious glitter, dancing and comedy to sink your teeth into.
Dell MitchellJimeoin dances onto stage wearing a cowboy hat and doing what can only be described as a dad attempting to line dance. However it looks so ridiculous that the audience immediately warms to him. Dell MitchellYou may know Tom Furniss from The Rock’s Morning Rumble, or you may have caught him on 7 Days and be somewhat familiar with his style; but his one man show is something quite different. In fact, I would say that Furniss delivered a show that is almost impossible to define. Dell MitchellAs we walk in to San Fran on Monday night we are handed a small questionnaire to fill out - it contains questions about bad experiences we have had. Whilst filling these in we are lulled into the appropriate mood for the show by the gentle French music playing in the background and a selection of Marcel Lucont's photos from his travels projected onto a screen on stage. Julia BurgisserCalm Down Get Mad is both a statement of the way we deal with the confusing world around us and the title of Aiken Hutcheson and Pete Hodkinson’s one hour show. These two comedy ‘lads about town’ are breaking down what grinds their gears and what they’re way too relaxed about. It’s a chaotic mix of whimsical stories and dark humour that Hutcheson warns us early on about saying “It’s going to get weird”, and he’s not wrong about that. Aimee SmithThere are a lot of great things you can do on a Saturday evening, such as go out for a nice dinner you can’t really afford, enjoy a quiet tipple over a pub quiz or a game of bingo, or perhaps even stay at home and do your washing, feeling simultaneously both smug and bitter. Or you could go and see All Day Breakfast. This is not an option you would regret.
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