Tim Key, Soho - review - Comedy - Arts

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This may be high concept comedy but it is definitely not anti-comedy. The dishevelled performer - more Serge Gainsbourg than John Bishop - has genuine funny bones. Laughs bubble through his subtly crafted set. His entrance - literally climbing over the audience - is terrific and things get even better as Key chats, strolls around and tinkers with an onstage bath.

Proceedings shuttle inventively between cinematic scenes onscreen and live action, setting a new high-water mark for immersive, multimedia comedy.

There are actual jokes too. Not many, but one about preparations before visiting a drive-through McDonald's is almost worth the ticket price alone.

In fact, food, alongside water, is a motif, with a routine about what one must not do on a date in an Italian restaurant also prompting ripples of giggles. If you like your gags with a garnish of artistic depth, give Key a try. You will not regret taking the plunge.

Until January 8 (020 7478 0100, sohotheatre.com)

Tim Key: Masterslut
Soho Theatre
Dean Street, W1D 3NE