There’s just no comedian like him. The beginning of last year’s show comprised of Foot rambling offstage – in what felt more improvisational than rehearsed (even though it almost certainly wasn’t) – for over 15 minutes. It’s actually very difficult to recommend him to friends purely because it is vital that their sense of humour is broad enough to enjoy his nonsensical stories. My parents, for example, would hate him for the same reasons that some of my friends love him. This was certainly the case in the audience, where you could see that certain people were clearly not enjoying him while others were in hysterics.
His style is so refreshingly different to other comedians, and that’s great, but I just didn’t laugh as hard this year as last year. I don’t think it’s because the novelty of his comedy has worn off – Foot is too talented and experienced to be considered gimmicky – but I didn’t feel it in my goolies this year. The show has some moments where you think “that’s brilliant” but it felt as if this year’s show lacked the edge, or surprise, of last year’s. This, however, doesn’t mean he wasn’t funny – the show had some hilarious moments – but on the whole I left the venue smiling rather than laughing.
BY NICK TARAS
