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Delete The Banjax
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Des Bishop
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Donald Mack
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Donna McPhail
Donna Spence
Donnchadh O Conaill
Dory Lama
Doug Stanhope
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Dr Brown
Drew Barr
Drew Cameron
Dudley Moore
Dug Shelmerdine
Duncan Logan
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Dylan Fielding
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Dan Antopolski
Broken EnglishWith Nat Luurtsema |
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Dan Antopolski's surreal won him the BBC New Comedy Award in 1998 as well as Perrier Award nomination in 2001. Dan has performed at the usual comedy clubs as well as international comedy festivals, with appearances at Montreal, Melbourne and New York. And as an actor, Dan has starred in the BBC Two sci-fi spoof Hyperdrive as technical officer Jeffers and appeared in the Da Vinci Code movie as Jesus |
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![]() There are few better ways to get a party started than with Tim Minchin, so what perfect choice to kick off the third Greenwich Comedy Festival, another week of top-drawer comics in the glorious and historic Old Royal Naval College. There were, however, a few teething problems with the 1,800-seater marquee. The gig was half an hour late starting, Minchin's radio mic gave up the ghost midway through his first song, and some lighting cable came untethered and fell (harmlessly) on to the audience. Such drama. Luckily compere Dan Atkinson guided us nimbly through such palavers. He has something of a chaotic demeanour himself, but is surprisingly, and reassuringly, controlled with it. In a similarly contradictory manner, he's quirkily idiosyncratic, but easily to relate to – at least if you’re not a primary school teacher, an occupation he has tremendous fun baiting. A couple of his left-field lines are near the knuckle, but always delivered with a cheeky glint that makes them instantly forgivable. Festival bookers didn’t look too far from Atkinson on the A-Z list of comedians for opening act Dan Antopolski, who was visibly put on the back foot by the size of the audience, and admitted as much. Still, being in awe of the crowd rather suits his man-child persona: awkward, hesitant and clad in awful knitwear. His set was faltering, not quite building momentum, even though his impressively agile wordplay drew sold laughs – even if you also grimace through some of the more torturous examples. His quiet, eager-to-please charm goes a long way, too. After the first interval, sublime anti-poet Tim Key delivered an all-too short set of his finest work, applying decidedly un-poetic language to mundane situations, and creating fragments of hilarious beauty because of it. His ‘harrowing’ war verse, with its blindsiding punchline deserves special mention, but his unique style of writing and delivery, part-naturalistic, part-affected, was as richly rewarding as ever. Holly Walsh got a good reception, too, playing up her South East London connection as a resident of nearby Peckham, rough but battling valiantly to gentrify. Her nuggets of personal observations are of variable quality, with the best conjuring up moments of strange embarrassment, but she delivers with such enthusiasm and emphasis as to win the crowd over. She even gets laughs out of two very similar payoffs about pregnancy testing kits, even though, in theory, the routines should have been much further apart. After a second interval, the man everyone came to see, Tim Minchin, with some greatest hits including Rock And Roll Nerd, Prejudice and the awesome Pope Song – although muted call-and-response sections seemed to suggest this crowd weren’t entirely au fait with the barefooted Australian’s back catalogue. There were, too, a couple of more recent numbers, including the unflinchingly honest, if creepily unpalatable, lullaby to his daughter; plus daring Cont which pushed to the limit the audience’s confidence in his motives, before the silly reveal. Impressive musicality aside, Minchin’s chief skill is the depths to which he will drag the audience down some apparently serious path, delivering with such apparently earnest, heartfelt emotion that natural cynicism is demolished, before he release the comedy pay-off to now devastating effect. His stand-up matches the skill of the songs, too, with some A-grade material about ‘guilty pleasures’ or a trip to the barber’s, while his army of nerd followers are not neglected with some cheekily geeky discussion about the statistical measure known as the p-value. This was a rare back-to-basics gig for Minchin – if you can call any set which involves a grand piano ‘basic’. But away from the arenas and full orchestra back-up, he delivered as funny, thoughtful and barnstormingly powerful performance as ever. It was an impressive start to an impressive festival. |
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Dan did my ironing once in Vegas, I disagree with this review and think it's underhand to be attacking someone who is clearly far more inventive and insightful than Ricky Gervais, if the BBC gave Dan a show I wouldn't be so pissed off with the licence, all he needs is a wider audience, sorry Chortle but you FAIL. Mark Royston Davies, August 2010 |
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Dan is clearly Dan's biggest fan, which at the moment hasn't reached Darius-level proportions and is acceptably charismatic. A few of his gags are dusted down from 80s and 90s pioneers and given an airing, but his act, while entertaining, doesn't really cash the cheques his fans' rave reviews write. Mandy Allan, August 2010 |
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Dan headlined the show in Swansea this week with what can only be described as a masterclass in standup comedy. I have seen him four times and each time I have been breathless with laughter. Along with the mighty Daniel Kitson, my favourite comic on the circuit. Beverley Richards, July 2010 |
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Went to see Dan trying out new material in Acton the other week and laughed like drains throughout. Has to be one of the smartest comics on the circuit but not in a clever-clever way, just uses his mind to create brilliant silliness. Science's loss is comedy's gain! Ted Fisher, June 2010 |
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Saw Dan at Pontardawe last night. Felt really sorry for him as alot of his gags people didn't get. He wasn't really given a warmed up crowd by the compere and there was a table of nobheads chatting and laughing that made it difficult to hear every word, which is important with Dan's stuff. I for one was laughing a lot. I actually went to the gig so see Dan in particular and thought the material was excellent. Tough crowd Dan, dont sweat it! James, December 2009 |
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I think Dan's material is a huge joy to watch. Cerebral, interesting and full of odd twists. It's the sort of comedy you have to watch with concentration, but the rewards for paying attention are always there. Always worth seeing. Steve McBride, October 2009 |
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Agree with Jason below, funniest man in Britain! Clare, September 2009 |
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Just saw his Edinburgh show - completely brilliant. So many different ideas, so many brilliant jokes. Dan Antopolski is one of the best comics in Britain. There I've said it! Jason, August 2009 |
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Where can I see Dan Antopolski next?
Recommended| 20:30 - Thursday 16th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Leicester The Y Theatre |
| Prices: | £10 |
| Comics: | Dan Antopolski, Tony Law |
| 13:00~14:00 - Saturday 25th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Soho Theatre |
| Prices: | £10 (£30 for four) |
| Comics: | Dan Antopolski, Gerry Howell, Nat Luurtsema, Tom Craine, Tiernan Douieb (MC) |
| Info: | ComedyClub4Kids. Suitable for ages 6+ |
| 20:30 - Monday 27th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Ku Bar |
| Prices: | £7 (£5 concs) |
| Comics: | Gary Colman, Jigsaw, Mary Bourke, Nathan Caton, Rosie Wilby, Sally-Anne Hayward, Simon Clayton, Susan Murray, Logan Murray (MC) |
| Info: | The Fortnight Club. New material night |
| 20:00 - Friday 2nd Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Ludlow Assembly Rooms |
| Prices: | £12 |
| Show: | Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century |
| 20:00 - Friday 16th Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Kings Lynn Arts Centre |
| Prices: | £12 |
| Show: | Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century |
| 20:30 - Monday 26th Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Ku Bar |
| Prices: | £7 (£5 concs) |
| Comics: | Charmian Hughes, Gary Colman, Jigsaw, Mandy Muden, Mary Bourke, Paddy Lennox, Simon Clayton, Susan Murray, Tony Tinman, Logan Murray (MC) |
| Info: | The Fortnight Club. New material night |
| 20:00 - Friday 20th Apr, '12 | |
| Venue: | Cheltenham Frog and Fiddle |
| Prices: | £10 |
| Show: | Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century |
| 20:00 - Wednesday 13th Jun, '12 | |
| Venue: | Camden Head Camden |
| Prices: | £3 |
| Comics: | Jigsaw |
| Info: | A new material show called This is Actually One Of The Better Comedy Nights. Plus: Jamie Glassman |

Lee Mack's New Bits
Edinburgh Fringe 2001
Dan Antopolski: Antopolski 2000
Edinburgh Fringe 2002
Dan Antopolski: The Presence
Edinburgh Fringe 2003
The Dinks
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Dan Antopolski: A Whim Away
Paramount Comedy Presents Edinburgh and Beyond
The Dinks 2: Mouthbreathin'
Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Dan Antopolski's Penetrating Gaze
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Dan Antopolski: Silent But Deadly
Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century
Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Jigsaw

