Sam Gore at the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year final 2009

Note: This review is from 2009

Review by Steve Bennett

This acerbic Leeds student is fast filling up his trophy cabinet, having scooped the Hull Comedian Of The Year and the Beat The Frog World Series titles last year, and taking the silver in the English Comedian Of The Year competition only last month.

Sam Gore’s act is so harsh and abrasive you could probably polish diamonds with it. His persona is that of a supercilious, arrogant and snide nihilist whose unremitting tide of poisonously disdainful insults are delivered with an ever-patronising sneer. He uses multiple pile-ups of venomous adjectives to powerful effect, producing laughs from the sheer ferocity of his attacks. ‘I can be a bit offensive,’ he admits, which is about the only sentence he utters that contains understatement.

Review date: 9 Jun 2009
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Reviewed at: The Dogstar

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