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Shelagh Martin Shelagh Martin

The resemblance isn't immediately apparent, but Shelagh Martin is strangely reminiscent of a bald middle-aged bloke.

Not, of course, in looks, but in her manner of delivery, she's a dead ringer for Clive Anderson.

And, like the ex-barrister, her uneasy manner with its stilted sentences and awkward pauses belies the quality of the material.

Her trade, though, is not the barbed put-down, but the crafted one-liner - often surreal, sometimes brilliant, and frequently involving bizarre mental images of animals.

It's sweetly innocent stuff, with no attempt at audience banter, just a set which moves swiftly from one gag to the next.

Like most who deal in the short, unadulterated joke, the results can be a bit hit and miss. But in Martin's case the ratio is stacked strongly in favour of the hits, which has an impressive cumulative effect.

It all makes for a most enjoyable, and refreshingly happy, set.

Date of review: Sep 2002

Where can I see Shelagh Martin next?

When: 20:30 - Saturday 17th May, '08
Venue: Downstairs at the King's Head
Prices: £9 (£7 concs)
Comics: Colin Owens, Marian Pashley, Richard Herring, Scott Capurro, Shelagh Martin
When: 20:30 - Sunday 15th Jun, '08
Venue: Downstairs at the King's Head
Prices: £7 (£5 concs)
Comics: Colin Owens, Kevin Dewsbury, Mark Allen, Shelagh Martin
 
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