Julz Burgisser
The 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.
Chris Warner is present in various forms, from the carefully displayed and laid out board of photos to a life-sized image that does the job of filling the groom-sized hole. Even his voice is present as Malcolm works sections of quotes from his time at Shortland Street into the act. Alongside the constant promises of attendance and self-reassurance that he will definitely be there, this overwhelming presence has the effect of making Chris Warner very much a character in the act. The show has the feeling of a double act that hasn’t quite begun yet, with that constant awareness of the absent person. Nobody in the audience is expecting Chris Warner to turn up, mainly because he’s a fictional character in the TV series ‘Shortland Street’ played by Michael Galvin but also because … well, it doesn’t seem very likely. However, that’s not stopping Malcolm from believing differently.
While we wait for Chris to turn up to the wedding the show goes on, Malcolm decides that Chris must want him to get better acquainted with the wedding guests and proceeds to tell us a whole lot about himself. From his experiences with the ringleaders at Scouts to his relationship with his family, the stories are surprising and brutally honest. As he justifies his opinions through his experiences, we laugh along and we see the gifted joke crafter that has seen him be picked as a 2016 Billy T nominee.
Malcolm’s comedy has a seemingly youthful innocence, with a dirty underbelly of humour that hits from nowhere. It’s an innocence that looks at the truth of a situation and sees a brighter, more positive side, or to put it another way, it looks at the truth and completely ignores it.
I’d love to tell you all about the show and what happens, but I fear telling you any more than I have would ruin the surprise reveals, and there are plenty. From the brilliant about face ending that had me in stitches to the growing stress regarding Chris Warner’s absence that is evident on Malcolm’s face, this is a show that you simply must see. This is THE Wedding of the NZ International Comedy Festival 2016, and one that everyone who attended will definitely be talking about. Don’t miss out on the latest gossip and RSVP to your wedding invitation today!
James Malcolm’s show Marry Me Chris Warner is on at BATS Theatre from Tues 3 May to Sat 7 May at 7pm.
Read more and buy tickets from here: http://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/james-malcolm/
While we wait for Chris to turn up to the wedding the show goes on, Malcolm decides that Chris must want him to get better acquainted with the wedding guests and proceeds to tell us a whole lot about himself. From his experiences with the ringleaders at Scouts to his relationship with his family, the stories are surprising and brutally honest. As he justifies his opinions through his experiences, we laugh along and we see the gifted joke crafter that has seen him be picked as a 2016 Billy T nominee.
Malcolm’s comedy has a seemingly youthful innocence, with a dirty underbelly of humour that hits from nowhere. It’s an innocence that looks at the truth of a situation and sees a brighter, more positive side, or to put it another way, it looks at the truth and completely ignores it.
I’d love to tell you all about the show and what happens, but I fear telling you any more than I have would ruin the surprise reveals, and there are plenty. From the brilliant about face ending that had me in stitches to the growing stress regarding Chris Warner’s absence that is evident on Malcolm’s face, this is a show that you simply must see. This is THE Wedding of the NZ International Comedy Festival 2016, and one that everyone who attended will definitely be talking about. Don’t miss out on the latest gossip and RSVP to your wedding invitation today!
James Malcolm’s show Marry Me Chris Warner is on at BATS Theatre from Tues 3 May to Sat 7 May at 7pm.
Read more and buy tickets from here: http://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/james-malcolm/