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Description: Featuring stand-up from Mark Thomas, Marcus Brigstocke, Rory Bremner and Andrew Maxwell marking the end of George Bush's administration.
Phone: 0871663 2500
Website: www.southbankcetre.co.uk
Extra info: Air Conditioning, Food, Pub, Telephones
Good value: Rory Bremner packed plenty into his fast-talking spot
No, not a misprinted benefit for Boy George as Rory Bremner suggested. This fundraiser for human rights charity Reprieve offered some top stand-ups one last chance to air their George Bush material.
The Bush-whacking was not actually non-stop, which was a relief, because we’ve surely heard every gaffe-inspired gag. Instead this was an impressive display of wide-ranging wit. Andrew Maxwell, Marcus Brigstocke, Shappi Khorsandi, Paul Sinha and compere Alistair Barrie offered quickfire value, while Kevin Eldon as over-earnest poet Paul Hamilton nearly stole the show. American Dave Fulton did not need satire — relocating to England spoke volumes.
Bremner seemed nervy but packed plenty into his fast-talking spot. His canniest notion was his Frost/Nixon sequel — Ross/Bush, which virtually wrote itself. Political prankster Mark Thomas was on bouncy form, nostalgically recalling the time when he jokingly put a bounty on Dubya’s head. A night of big laughs, although musical comedian Mitch Benn added a solemn note, reminding everyone that the outgoing President did much that was not funny. Obama might currently seem joke-proof but anxious lampooners should relax. This critic is old enough to remember when Blair seemed joke-proof, too.
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