If I'm going to make my ears bleed I would hope it would be to something far more worthy than the likes of these guys.
Matt Berry and Jonas 3 we said, bit of comedy, bit of music - probably a bit like Bill Bailey. We like him. Burley error of gigantic proportions.
First hour - Jonas 3 playing some of their noise. Less stage presence than a thimble. I kept thinking, when are they going to be funny? They weren't. I kept thinking, when will I be able to actually hear the words of these songs? I didn't.
Ah well, we thought, we're sure Matt Berry the 'comedian' will make up for it. Second half, voila Matt Berry, accompanied by Jonas 3. I'm sure this gig was advertised as comedy. I didn't even smile, let alone laugh, and I'm not that difficult to amuse.
Jonas 3 on their own were crap, Jonas 3 plus Matt Berry were even more crap.
This evening's experience reminds me of the marmite ads. Half of the audience were leaping around, singing along to the songs and generally lapping up this strange excuse for comedy. The other half sat, bewildered, waiting for the show to get started. Quite a few left, quite a few refused to stand when Mr Berry kept encouarging us to, many did not join their hands in even a pretence of applause at any point.
Are the Burley's getting old and not grasping the gentle nuances of modern comedy or is Matt Berry just a very sad man?
A few months ago Rich, me and Marcus went to see 'The Ice Crystal Maze' at the ADC theatre in Cambridge. A student production by some guys who were taking their first steps into comedy. Some of them would definitely have been better sticking with their physics degrees. Some of them actually froze on stage and couldn't think of any jokes. It was dire. This evening's show was worse. £10 which was certainly not well spent.
You win some you lose some. Let's hope the next one's a winner. Ross Noble, I'm sure you won't let us down.
