15 April 2016

Harriet Dyer & Dan Nightingale


@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.

First published on Western Gazette
and  London Pub Theatre guide

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