Currie is a man of extravagant facial hair, a white boiler suit, a surreal mind and a wild imagination. This is far from being a conventional stand up show. Indeed there are only two actual jokes all told, and both are groan inducing puns.
Because this is very much visual comedy. Mr C's performance belongs to the traditions of mime, slapstick and clowning. Using cheap props, a strong sense of the dramatic and the audience as his tools, he creates comedy scenarios that are just the right side of bizarre. You'll believe a man can fly, a snake can dance and that cereal shouldn't be eaten when you're unhappy. It's consistently hilarious and ridiculous in equal quantities.
Currie wants to free your imagination and will bring you in on the act. He charges up and down the room and no row misses out on his attentions. It's all done very much in fun, but you might not want to wear your best clothes....
A special mention to the sound man who is a key element in several of the routines and did a tremendous job of synchonising with the man on stage.
If you enjoy a bit of silliness, if you enjoy Buster Keaton-like antics, if you want to feel you've found an alternative universe, then this show might just be for you. It's definitively an adult show, but with a childlike core to it, and there's something very lovely about that.
Paul Currie : FFFFFFFMILK! is on at The Hive until 28 August.
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