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Richard Coughlan: Honky-hating Heterophobic Manwhore
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Starring Comic:
Richard Coughlan

Richard Coughlan: Honky-hating Heterophobic Manwhore


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Description

The Honky-hating Heterophobic Manwhore is one white straight blokes attempt to analyse and explore prejudice and stereotyping. In a world now obsessed with being PC Richard Coughlan examines bigotry in all it’s forms and attacks both the bigoted and the politically correct. Everyone is equal in his eyes, which means everyone is getting an earful of Richard Coughlan.

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Reviews

Original Review:

Show Rating:Richard Coughlan: Honky-hating Heterophobic Manwhore rated 2/5

There was a bunch of dewy adolescents who’d come to see this show for a second time when I was in the audience, obviously terribly excited by the manic energy and abundant references to wanking,

With such a title, you know this isn’t going to be all bunnies and kittens. Richard Coughlan is a very wired performer, with a staccato voice and twitchy movements, which may be attributable to his Tourette’s Syndrome. It must be as exhausting for him to perform as it is to watch.

Declaring his misogyny for the sake of one joke, his intent is to kick a hole through political correctness (or corrections, as he keeps saying),, but it is with the tiresome persistence of a class smart alec that he flogs his topics to death.

Politcal correctness, patriotism, racism, media manipulated images, religion, gay stereotyping all get a cursory examination and, in some instances, a smart observation. Masturbation receives a more extended play.

I bet he was a riot inthe sixth form common room, but to call it a show is a bit of a nerve. He admitted to faking a quote from Simon Amstell for last year’s poster - ‘puerile and brilliant’. That would still be half true for this year’s outing.

There may well be a smarter comic hidden under the torrents of words and windmilling arms, as there are flashes of intelligence. But these are quickly obliterated by persistent unfunny vulgarity. For spotty youths only.

Reviewed by: Julian Chambers
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Comments

He's a middle class, self loathing posh boy who likes to pretend he’s working class because he thinks it makes him gritty and cool. It doesn’t.

Richard Cockface, May 2012

One of the greatest, most opinionated contributors to stand up comedy forums is undeniably one of the worst stand-up comedians spouting nonsense on the circuit today. It's like a little kid overdosing on e-numbers, flapping its arms around and shouting stuff like 'I like wanking'.. Two things he lacks as a stand up comic are 1) jokes...2) the ability to be funny...

not a fan, November 2007

Every comic who reads Chortle will be delighted that this guy got what he deserved in terms of a review. Perhaps he'll shut up now and just get on with learning how to be a comic. He is an open mic spot with some potential but not the comedic force he would have everyone believe. A litte more humility and a few more jokes and he may get there.

A fellow comic, August 2007

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