As in Notorious like the Notorious B.I.G. A lover of 90s rap music, this is the Irish housewife's version of rappers' advice on life, but without the misogyny. Having zero knowledge of the rap genre, and never having heard of any of the artists she mentioned, I wondered if this hour was going to be completely lost on me. But my ignorance proved no handicap, and after a slow start Mary had the room on board. There's a lot of good anecdotes and some quite well crafted jokes, some musical accompaniment, and possibly the most unusual cookery book you'll come across.
Bourke gets the audience involved in her routine, but in wholly non-threatening manner (which didn't stop your reviewer from making a complete arse of himself....). She's likeable, sometimes extremely funny, and it's a well constructed and very enjoyable show.
The Notorious Mary Burke is in Stand 5 until 30 August.
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