Henry Normal in the first half, Bilston in the second. A strong start when Normal came on to the Thurderbirds theme - he's very much of my generation!
Poetry and stories and jokes from Normal, in his own understated style. Mostly very funny, but with occasional moments of thoughtfulness or sadness, or even anger about the horrors of the world. And love. His style is generally whimsical, full of clever puns.but there's some steel lying under the covers.
Bilston is more acerbic in his language, with well direxcted poetic gems against the monsters of today, like Trump and Johnson and the ridiculous Musk. He's stronger on wordplay and structure and double meanings than Normal, with, at times, an intentionally cerebral approach, challenging his audience. Well structured set that moved on rapidly across the wonderful and the bizarre.
A very enjoyable, and at times thought proviking, two hours.
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