Potentially sees Sammy going solo again, without his foul-mouthed puppet foil. Opening with a tale of thwarted literary ambitions, He quickly establishes that the show is about all the things that could still happen, right up until the point where they can’t. Heavily scripted but lightly delivered, it meanders through anecdotes of murderous ninjas, men in g-strings and fearful possums, tying up neatly at the end. The stories are punctuated with nerdy physical humour and even nerdier word play, plus Sammy’s always crafty musical comedy.
Potentially is gently funny, eliciting plenty of chuckles from a supportive audience and the occasional burst of real, hearty laughter. If it is a little disappointing, it’s only because his shows with Randy were so consistently wicked whereas this one is mild mannered and sweet. He does say ‘fuck’ a lot, which is nice – for reasons only Potentially can explain.
BY SIMONE UBALDI
