 As
a great fan of Improvisation comedy and having seen several extremely
good amateur and newer impro groups it is always a special treat to see some of my all time heroes. Paul Merton is known from
several medias, not least of all the TV. For the second year
he has brought his impro chums to Edinburgh. For me it would be
difficult to choose a team of only five but the team I saw, Paul
himself, Lee Simpson, Andy Smart, Jim Sweeney and Richard Vranch.
The show was a scream from start to finish my throat hurt from
laughing out loud, something I don't do too often. My sides and
cheeks ace with over use and I had to run to the loo immediately
after the show. The
whole venue performers and audience have one giant party and if
you could afford it you would see a different show every night,
even if you had the same crew.
Paul
Merton is the suave intellectual, with a wicked if dry sense of
humour. What more can one say about him except he is brilliant and
obviously loves his job.
Lee
Mack the sensible one, if that can be said of an impro
comedian.
Andy
Smart probably the one I have seen the most on the fringe. He says
he hates the impro singing but always manages to talk himself into
(get himself into performing) some. From the show I saw he is
spookily like some of the anesthetists I work with.
Jim
Sweeney, my hero to whom my admiration abounds. Long may we see him
and his talents. Although suffering from MS he continues
performing and his mind is as sharp and witty as ever.
Richard
Vranch the gorgeous musical one and the aim of my lust for years
A
fantastic show I could watch again and again.
*****
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