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Fat Fat Pope
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Original Review:
Someone's been listening to Chris Morris' Blue Jam. And for a quartet who have shamelessly stolen the format of moody, surreal sketches laid over ambient music, Fat Fat Pope seem remarkably pleased with themselves. They're not half as clever as they think they are - how much talent does it take to copy someone else? - nor as quarter as funny. Mostly they opt out of that tiresome business of writing actual jokes, and instead rely on bizarre streams of consciousness to fill the time. At one time this might be innovative, now it's just derivative. And it's a shame, because the few gags that are in here actually turn out to be pretty good. But there's far too much of the tiresome, surreal and self-consciously dark stuff in between, and when they do stumble across the occasional decent idea, it's stretched well beyond its limits. A show for those who like their comedy without laughs. |
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They were great Harbin, September 2012 |
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Fat Fat Pope was the best thing at the Edinburgh Festival this year! I saw them twice. Anyone who says any different is a big nut, or as you British would say, a "wanker" Chris Dye, December 2001 |
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Sounds like they've pretty much succumbed to the Cambridge culture of wankiness Ben, August 2001 |
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They are good David, August 2001 |

