• theatre
  • features
  • faqs
  • contact
  • theatre
  • features
  • faqs
  • contact
  Art Murmurs - Wellington Reviews

Reviews

That’s Shentotainment

6/5/2016

Comments

 

Julz Burgisser

Picture
That’s Shentotainment is exactly what the name promises, comedian Dan Shenton being entertaining. This is a show of big belly laughs, a guitar and a stream of conscious so unusual that makes you wonder what it’s like living inside Shenton's head. ​
The show starts with his support act Ben Powdrell warming up the crowd. This is a comic who revels in poking fun at the more disturbing sides of life as a Dad, and with jokes on everything from the Rotavirus to doing the Macarena, we’re off to a dark and dirty start.

Shenton introduces himself to the crowd as a man from Whanganui who’s Maori-ness comes out in weird ways. He walks us through his life from primary school where he had it rough alright. A serious warning here, calling people names and Lamingtons feature in this story. On to secondary school where he and every other teenager discover sex in its various forms, some things faster than others. Then he’s telling us about his girlfriend and their relationship and how selfish people can be. 

Woven into the backdrop of Shenton’s narrative are his musings on life. These sidetracks are some of the best moments in the show; from a flatmate on drugs to pub quiz questions, they are energetically acted and incredibly entertaining. Shenton has a straightforward way of performing that has you feeling like he’s just chatting to the audience and sweeping you up into his world. This calm yet fun comedy style is a testament to how comfortable he is on stage. 

I came away from this show having laughed some of my biggest laughs of the whole night and my cheeks were hurting from the fun of it. For late night entertainment I would recommend it. Get your friends along for a show of poking fun, props and even a sing-a-long. That’s Shentotainment.

Dan Shenton’s show That’s Shentotainment is on at Cavern Club from 03 May 2016 to 07 May 2016 at 10pm 

Buy Tickets here: http://www.comedyfestival.co.nz/find-a-show/dan-shenton/
Comments

    Local Honest Reviews

    At Art Murmurs, our aim is to provide honest and constructive art reviews to the Wellington community.

    Archives

    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    September 2021
    July 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015

    Categories

    All
    All Age Appropriate
    Art
    BATS
    Beauty Standards
    Black Comedy
    Body Positive
    Circa
    Circus
    Comedy
    Comedy Festival 2018
    Comedy Festival 2019
    Comedy Festival 2023
    Comedy Gala 2022
    Community Theatre
    Dance
    Devised
    Documentary
    Drag
    Drama
    Emerging Artist
    Exhibition
    Experimental
    Female Artists
    Feminism
    Feminist
    Festival
    For Kids
    Fringe
    Fun
    Gallery
    Gryphon Theatre
    Hannah Playhouse
    Heart + Music
    History
    Improv
    Interactive
    International
    Interview
    Ivy
    Lighting
    Local
    Mental Health
    Monologue
    Music
    Musical
    Neurodiverse
    New Writing
    New Zealand
    NZ Comedy
    NZ Fringe
    NZIF
    On Tour
    Performance Poetry
    Photography
    Photospace Gallery
    Physical Theatre
    Political
    Politics
    Premiere
    Pyramid Club
    Queer
    Race
    Roxy LIVE
    Science
    Scruffy Bunny Improv Theatre
    Sexual Violence
    Shakespeare
    Site Specific
    Site-specific
    Sketch
    Solo Show
    Song
    Spoken Word
    Stagecraft
    Stand Up
    Storytelling
    Tahi Festival
    Te Auaha
    Theatre
    Thought Provoking
    Thought-provoking
    Thriller
    Toi Poneke Gallery
    Verbatim
    Victoria University
    Violence
    Virtual Theatre
    Weekly
    Wellington
    Wellington Footlights
    Wellington Repertory