Robin Ince knew this would happen

It seems that Robin Ince was completely unaware that this was going to happen.  After working through a somewhat disjointed show he confessed that this was one of his worst gigs to date.  He occasionally chastised himself for being a sweaty wreck of a man, shouting out completely incoherent material to a bewildered audience but Ince should take comfort in the fact that most of the people sitting around me seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves.

The show was a rambling excursion through the labyrinthine mind that Ince seems to possess and it was a lot of fun along the way.  Leaping from thoughts about lager culture to Darwinism; astrologers to religion; bees to Playboy, Ince never lets up.  Even if it wasn’t flowing together in some semblance of order it still made me laugh as he managed to milk humour out of both familiar experience and newly gained knowledge.  He admits that he’s intrigued by science and frantic about learning, and this certainly comes across in his material which, individually, is all well thought out, interesting and entertaining. 

It’s a strange sort of compliment but even Ince on a bad night is thoroughly worth watching.

Robin Ince knew this would happen.

****

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Fringe Programme Page No

89

Company

Robin Ince

Venue Name and Number

Assembly V 3

Dates and Times

2 to 27 August  19.30 to 20.30

Comedy 2007

Music 2007

Others 2007

Theatre 2007

Musicals 2007

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