REMEMBER, REMEMBER,
THE WIT OF NOVEMBER
November is brimming with banter, as big-name
comedians take over the city. Becky Brynolf takes a
look at three standups gracing the stage.
JIMMY CARR: RAPIER WIT EDDIE IZZARD: STRIPPED
AL MURRAY’S BEAUTIFUL
People in comedy circles might grumble that Jimmy What is there to say about Eddie Izzard that hasn’t
BRITISH TOUR
Carr’s success is down to some bloody good joke already been said? Have you heard he’s a transves-
Britain’s in a bloody state these days, eh? We ain’t
writers, but you can’t fault the man’s comic timing tite? Yes. How about all those marathons he ran?
got no money, politicians are thievin’ out of our
and all-round performance as one of Britain’s top Heard it; he’s got massive calves and now he’ll have
pockets and the youth of today don’t have two brain
funny men. He’s dubbed the ‘UK’s hardest working a harder time finding knee-highs that fit. How about
cells to rub together. Just ask the pub landlord.
comedian’ for a reason… although it was probably the news that he wants to be a Labour MP in the next
During a show earlier in the year the Guv’nor asked
Channel 4 who gave him the title, what with them ten years or so…? Shut the front door, seriously?
a young looking girl in the audience how old she was.
keeping him in hosting gigs from the start of the mil- But, but, he was supposed to be the antithesis of
She told him she was 15, to which he replied, “That’s
lennium onwards. Well, it felt like it, anyway. political comedy back in the 90s! All surrealism and
an example of Broken Britain, can’t even lie to a
Carr is touring his eighth show, which debuted to lipstick!
publican and tell him she’s 18.”
some mixed reviews in Edinburgh this year. Obviously Mind you, it is fun to imagine what might happen
It’s a big concern of Britain’s favourite landlord at
it did well enough to warrant a tour, but at the same during the course of the campaign – promises for the
the moment, Broken Britain. He’s on a mission to
time a fair number of his posters around the city got return of capital punishment (but with the alterna-
fix it and has a few ideas on how to do that, starting
well and truly jacked with the oh-so-clever place- tive option of cake), assurances of funding for a
with the global financial crisis and London 2012.
ment of a ‘T’ in front of ‘Wit’ and the replacement more fabulous approach to army camouflage, ‘Izzard
Sure, you could save yourself the money, be a fiscally
of the ‘I’ with an ‘A’. Find a comedian whose face is Season’ on the comedy channels to coincide with
responsible sufferer of the recession and simply buy
everywhere and not far behind you’ll find someone the lead up to elections (which would only end up
the DVD of the tour’s first trek, but you would miss
inspired to shout “sell-out!” with all the other candidates complaining that they
out on some of the best bits of Murray’s live shows;
If seeing the man whose laugh sounds like a duck fly- should be getting just as much airtime)… gee, what
the improvised sections. There’s nothing the Guv’nor
ing overhead isn’t quite enough, why not book ahead an exciting few weeks of telly that would be.
likes better than chatting with his punters, and
to get in on a two-course pre-show seasonal dinner But hey, that’s at least a decade or so away. In the
it’s here where the undisputable intelligence of the
down the Bay. meantime Izzard’s more concerned with doing the
creator behind the character really shines through. It
If you’re wondering what the new show might entail, whole wildly successful comedy thing. But do keep
makes every show that little bit more impressive and
allow me to point you towards the title as a clue. this in mind when you see him: a vote for Izzard is a
if you’re sat in the front row you will be included in
Rapier Wit suggests an hour or so of intelligent, vote for sexy, absurd, protean gender bending, silly-
the show, particularly if you have the misfortune to
quick-witted humour. And, knowing Carr, jokes about laughy fun times. Let’s make it happen.
walk in late.
rape.
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 17 Cardiff International Arena, Fri 6, Thurs 19-Fri Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Thurs
Nov. Tickets: £22.50. Info: 08700 402000 / 20 Nov. Tickets: £30. Info: 029 2022 4488 / 22 Nov. Tickets: £25. Info: 08700 402 000 /
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