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Marcel Lucont: Fringe 2012
Live Review
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 rated 3/5
Marcel Lucont: Fringe 2012

Alexis Dubus has got a lot of mileage (kilometreage?) out of this walking French stereotype. Marcel Lucont is  an aloof, sexually arrogant, philosophising wine-drinker, full of  disdain for the English he has so reluctantly allowed into his company.

Like Al Murray’s Pub Landlord, the creation is simple to grasp, but multi-faceted. Even if the gags fit a pattern of prejudices, they can be approached from various directions – and the joke is as much on the character as the apparently intended target.

Dubus can write some strong lines to this format, but there’s always a slight consciousness that it IS a format – the character remains a character, and never  quite seems real. Not at all a problem over 20 minutes, but leads to a detachment over an hour.

Still, a gamut of techniques are used to vary the pace: an extract from the teenage Lucont’s diaries – which demonstrate a prodigious  sexually maturity – a poem, a schematic of a few more adventurous bedroom techniques, or an amusing chanson or two.

Dubus’s delivery is skilful and silky-smooth, with well-developed languid pacing and able to indulge in linguistic gymnastics worthy of Ronnie Barker, if required. He’s good with his tongue, this one.

And yes, innuendos are all present and correct – after all, the French gave us ‘double entendre’, even though this reaches a nadir with his discussion of ‘Continental Breastfest’.  But these are accompanied by more imaginative gags true to his theme and the odd bit of Gallic insight into where Britain is going wrong, and other subjects. You’ll take a different attitude to bidding someone ‘adieu’ after this.

His haughty attitude aids with audience interaction, when people come in late or nip to the toilet, he can put them in their place with a witheringly sarcastic put down, entirely in character. And if a joke doesn’t get what he wants, it’s just English repression.

Lucont’s been around for several years now, and Dubus seems to have plenty of solid, sometimes excellent, material for him – even though he hasn’t quite got that ‘je ne sais quoi’ to make it a Fringe must-see.

Date of live review: Thursday 23rd Aug, '12
Review by Steve Bennett
Alexis Dubus: Fringe 2012
Alexis Dubus: Fringe 2012

Friday 10th Aug, '12- Assembly Roxy
Marcel Lucont: Sexual Metro – Fringe 2009
Monday 17th Aug, '09-
Alexis Dubus: A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing
Alexis Dubus: A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing

Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2008 -
Alexis Dubus : Original Review
Alexis Dubus : Original Review

Friday 0th Feb, '03-
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Witty, clever, easelessly funny... Saw this guy in Rome and can't recommend him enough! go see.

Michael Monkhouse, January 2009


Saw Alexis in a very cold tent in a very soggy field recently and despite seeing his own breath escaping from his frail body he did a great set. Clever, well timed and with a wicked delivery he's one to watch!

Gregg, May 2008


A wry, empathetic and amusing godson. We wish him well.

David Howe, January 2008


Funny and warm, Alexis is definitely one to watch. Will be seeing him again in the future.

Concern, October 2006


Very very funny, quick witted and good with observations, I must see him again

Brendan Duffy, September 2006


See this man. He is hilarious.

Ben, September 2006


Hilarious

Emma, February 2006


A wonderful warm character with a humour to match. Saw him live in Africa (One of the privileged few) Hope to see more in the future. Keep up the good work

Mike Barker, January 2006


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Where can I see Alexis Dubus next?

21:00 - Tuesday 4th Jun, '13
Venue: Udderbelly South Bank
Prices: £11 to £17.50
Show: Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol
Show starts: 21:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
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