Alex Maple: Stand Up

Recorded 2008

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Finalist in the Laughing Horse New Act competition 2009

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Live Review

Alex Maple is a strange fish, opening with some Jimmy Carr-style one-liners that are hit and miss, though do occasionally find a solid laugh. But then he moved on to a confusing and frustrating back-and-forth argument about religion – which occasionally slipped into Dr Seuss style verse, for no obvious reason – building up to a weak get-out line to end it. It’s possible Maple was trying something too ambitious for a short slot, but the result was rather baffling.

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I think Alex is definitely one to watch. Saw him recently at a show at The Barbican and he did really well. As soon as he came on he had to deal with a heckler which he did brilliantly. He did some really interesting stuff about his heritage as well.

Adrian Lewis, April 2011

I saw Alex's show in Edinburgh and thought it was great. He has superb writing combined with heaps of charm. He's destined to go far.

Karen Beasly, November 2009

I saw Alex at the Fringe doing his life in PR skit. It was terrible. Two guys even walked out after 2mins because of the awfulness and after he attempted to make a joke of why they had left they came back in and stated "Nah, it's coz you're shit mate" Probably the funniest thing that actually occurred during the performance. I saw loads of free comedy acts at the fringe that were far better.

Craig, October 2009

Alex is one of the best new acts around. Seen him a few times this year and he’s always performed strongly. Original, clever material and increasingly great on-stage charisma too.

Steve McBride, October 2009

I am genuinely perplexed by these comments, and agree entirely with David Richards. Steve (Bennett), Bill and Dave - you must have been listening to an entirely different comedian. Alex is very natural and oozes a relaxed, assured charm and in this respect alone he is couldn't be any more unlike starchy Jimmy Carr. His jokes are excellent and never fail to entertain audiences. It is frankly absurd for Dave T to talk about Alex having to shine before long or risk being labelled an amateur. No disrespect Dave but this is complete drivel in my view. Alex is a very assured and talented performer and is constantly evolving. I strongly believe that he will be one of the staples of the professional circuit within a couple of years.

James Potter, September 2009

Excuse me, Bob (see comment below), "I will kill you all with a blunt fish" is quite inappropriate and I was nearly as baffled reading it as I was after watching Alex’s act. There’s simply no need to refer to Bill and I as “nobbers” when we were just passing comment on the comedian in question. That’s what this Chortle section is for. It’s important to bear in mind that If we all agreed on the same thing, then there wouldn’t be any need for a comments section on Chortle as we’d all take the reviewer’s account as fact. So perhaps you should widen your vocabulary then and make critical counter-arguments like David Richards has, rather than saying, “Cock off all of you.” It’s quite immature. Then again, I suppose you’re the kind of person who is amused by the immature topics and similarly unoriginal devices that can be found in Alex Maple’s set, including jokes about rape, premature ejaculation, muslims and Princess Diana.

Dave Townshend, July 2009

Cock off all of you... Alex is an excellent comedian and you are all nobbers... I will kill you all with a blunt fish

Bob Slayer, July 2009

Alex is a top top act with a really distinctive and original style. Whenever I've seen him he's always had the audience in stitches. He's one of the few acts I've seen that can actually combine some excellent writing ideas together with a genuinely funny natural persona. He can adapt to any room he's playing and his bantering skills seem to get better and better. He probably needs to work on some of his jokes in order to stay fresh and original but it's only a matter of time before everyone will be raving about him.

David Richards, July 2009

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