by Chris Stoneham
photos by Martin Hoare
A two thirds full room was present on this rainy Friday night for the regular comedy club, bringing decent comedians, working the circuit, to Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms. Compére Dinga expressed his bemusemant at the start, given that “we had three headline acts for you tonight, this room should be full”. We’ll see. Jason Manford was at The Guildhall this evening, so this may go some way to an explanation….
Opener, Terry Alderton, brought a whirlwind of frenetic energy to the stage ahead of having to rush to Bournemouth later that evening (a fact he illustrates with the generic facial expression for dumb locals… Portsmouth included). Alderton’s “style” is theatrical – swerving between the sublime and ridiculous. He plays with the audience brilliantly, toying them with impressions, of both people and military vehicles, in between his own crazed observations, his inner monologue narrating the whole set. It’s an impressive and hilarious start to the night and possessing the ability to argue with yourself scores some Brownie points. (Imagine Buy suprax Gollum as a stan- up and you get Terry)
Second Act, Andi Oshi is a black girl from London. Levitra generico And I apologise now for giving away most of her material for you. Order Doxycycline Vardenafilo levitra buy drugs online As true as it is that you should play to your strengths and talk about what you know, with Andi, it kind of grated on me. Zithromax pharmacy I’m white, a bloke, and from Portsmouth. Levitra reviews Can’t really relate to that unfortunately. When she’s funny, she’s funny but the reliance on black jokes does wear thin. Buy antibiotics online without prescription. Online Drugstore.
Final act Jim Tavere describes his job tonight as to “dry the audience out”, as opposed to comedians that talk about sex to get the audience moist. He appears on stage and announces “The Hills Have Eyes: The Musical” Dressed in a tuxedo with a double-bass, he’s an imposing spectacle, but, strikes me as a rather retiring figure, with his bone-dry, deadpan humour. It’s very Buy Levitra Online much a joke driven set, interspersed with double-bass pluckings, that has some hits and some misses. Cheap Levitra online Florida codes bank His set is not so much a laugh-out-loud till your sides ache, but, an enjoyable little stroll through Tavere’s mind none-the-less.
