@pubtheatre1 Review by: Paul Towers, 15 April 2016
Gag Reflex presents Harriet Dyer and Dan Nightingale Preview
Shows
Upstairs @ The Western, 15 April 2016
“a bumper night of comedy for a bargain price”
As part of their series of
Edinburgh Preview shows, Gag Reflex have given us a double bill of
comedians over the next two weeks. Next Saturday (23rd) is James
Meehan and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean but tonight we were treated to Harriet Dyer
and Dan Nightingale. You can book for the shows individually or as a double for
just £10. That’s two hours (or more) of quality stand-up for a tenner!
First up tonight was Harriet Dyer, a Cornish comedian who
looked like Ellen Degeneres but with a quirky adenoidal style all of her own. Her
act consists of a stream of consciousness outpouring of the ridiculous things
that happen in her life. She is completely bonkers but hilariously so. She
endeared herself to the audience from the get go who all ended up wanting to
mother her.
This was followed, after a break for a fag, a pint and a
pee, by Dan Nightingale. Dan is from Preston, ‘the most boring place in the country’,
and regaled us with tales of his comedy idols, his adventures in macho-ness at
the gym (not!) and his impending marriage (yes, we were surprised at that
one!). His stories, always hilarious, were told with an unending variety of
accents and funny voices. His delivery reminded me a lot of Jon Richardson.
This was a bumper night of comedy for a bargain price and I
look forward to next week’s offering.
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