Show Details
Doing Nothing Greatly Benefits Creativity
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Starring Comic:
Phil Kay

Doing Nothing Greatly Benefits Creativity


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Description

Don't believe the hype: growing up in the small northern town of Goole during the eighties isn't quite the celebrity rollercoaster ride that the glossy magazines would have you believe, and as a result Paul Lyalls had plenty of time to mull over the titular proposition.

This unique performer presents comedy, stories and verse as he explores the roots of his own creative impulses in youth more short changed than misspent, among gay punk bands and anarchic geography field trips.

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Reviews

Original Review:

Show Rating:Doing Nothing Greatly Benefits Creativity rated 2/5

After a bumpy start, in which we aren't given enough time to read the flash cards introducing the show, performance poet Paul Lyalls settles into a routine of one-liners and longer stories.

The problem is the stories tend to drag on with few laughs within them, before finally reaching a punchline. The pay-off is always funny, often very witty and clever, but never justify the overly long set-ups Lyalls seems so fond of. Maybe this explains Lyalls' penchant for humorous poetry, where the gag is secondary to rhyme and rhythm.

Lyalls is affable and has a wonderfully strong and eloquent voice, which adds a great sense of majesty and faux-seriousness to his performance - but the material is just very pedestrian.

It's an enjoyable enough show but tends to just wither around with no purpose or laughs. If you're a fan of performance poetry you might get a little more out of it, but if you're looking for big laughs it's best avoided.

Dean Love

 

 

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