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Marcus Brigstocke, Andre Vincent & Guests
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Even on a cold and wet morning Marcus Brigstocke and André Vincent cheers everyone up with their satirical take on the morning papers. The show hopes to be different every day, and the panel sits at a long table and encourages audience’s questions and comments on matters of the world.
As the guests change depending on the day, this show is very much pot luck regarding how’s it going to go, but today’s guests are deadpan Carrie Quinlan who polishes off five pastries during the show, and Robin Ince, whose biting comments grows sharper as the panel warms up. Brigstocke immediately asks for the audience lights to be raised which gives an informal feel to the banter. Topics range from the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease to skunk-seeking aliens and astrology, with Brigstocke’s usual ‘socialist’ satire giving a political edge. As he is the driving force of the show, he opens discussions on the day’s stories and invites other panel members to contribute, which leads to Vincent frequently making himself laugh and the audience in need of asking questions.
The overall vibe is relaxed and the closing laughs are generated by a joke from the audience itself, which demonstrates how these two guys don’t take themselves too serious, and are up for a laugh like anybody else. If you like the Now Show or the News Quiz this is a must-see. Not recommended for the hungry, but otherwise it’s a very uplifting start to a day at the Fringe.
11 August 2007
