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Brendon Burns: Y'know Love n God n Metaphysics n Shit
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Starring Comic:
Brendon Burns

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Brendon talks about being single and not enjoying it, his failed sexual encounters with women, as well as the political and moral choices we seem to be given in Western society. He also tackles the subject of atheism with his personal take on spirituality, quantum physics, pantheism (Nature and God being one and the same), sentience, accountability and evolution marrying them all in a conclusive human need for allegory to explain it all.

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Brendon Burns: Y'know Love n God n Metaphysics n Shit
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Brendon Burns: Y'know Love n God n Metaphysics n Shit rated 4/5
Brendon Burns: Y'know Love n God n Metaphysics n Shit

Brendon Burns normally likes to try something a little different in his Edinburgh shows – and this year he’s employed comedy pub rocker Dave Eastgate to drowsily strum guitar as a backing track to his stand-up.

It adds some elegance to the performance, but I think it’s something of a mistake.

First, because the musical rhythm is fighting against the inherent pace and timing of the jokes. Comedy needs to explode on the punchline, but the music provides a more constant cadence, so reducing the impact of the gags. And since when has Burns’s comedy been about elegance – at least outwardly? Raw, no-holds-barred passion is what he does best, not drawing-room chit-chat.

Second is that with a second Australian on stage, Burns has a habit of playing to Eastgate, not the room, as if he’s showing off to his mate. The encourage each other incorrigibly, and bark with laughter at each others in-jokes. In their mind it’s even funnier, in fact, if the audience doesn’t get the gag; and therefore worth repeating all the more.

It leads to a certain sloppiness as the gig hobbles into action, with the few lines that flop being overplayed, while some pointedly insulting ideas about nationalism get a bit jumbled. Mind you, if it’s insulting you want, the message comes through loud and clear when Burns uncompromisingly lays into screeching Scottish women or invokes the most offensive imagry for homophobic Christians with his typical bile.

But there’s a feeling this section isn’t quite finished. There are some great – sometimes wildly provocative – lines in there, but it’s rough around the edges and a little self-indulgent.

But slowly a strong show starts to take shape, firstly through describing a relationship, second through some thoughtfully opinionated treatise. Even though he’s built his reputation on being contrary, Burns’s take on the current fad for paedophile jokes from young comics deluding themselves that’s all it takes to be Chris Morris is nicely unexpected. And he similarly goes slightly against the grain when it comes to atheism – although acknowledging all religion is inherently false is still taken as a given.

If the show struggled to start, there’s no such confusion about the ending. Burns has repeatedly proved he knows how to build to a climax, and this year is no exception with a tender payoff, where even Eastgate’s guitar fulfils a valuable purpose. He pulls victory from the jaws of slapdashery to produce not his finest ever show, but still a damn good one.

Date of live review: Tuesday 10th Aug, '10
Review by Steve Bennett
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I understand that many people find his type of comedy amusing which is fair enough. Bit i found he swore too much and appeared to be riding on Mikc Foley's coat tails. Almost every joke he namedrops Foley and again to me, he feels really offensive and at times he was quite scary and intimidating. I wasnt sorry to see him go

Richard minor, May 2013


Will make you think, but you won't necessarily get a belly laugh. I get the impression Brendon wants to be something other than a comedian. Not that he wasn't funny, he was. But his passion seems to have shifted from making the audience laugh to making them engage their brain. No bad thing.

Alex, August 2010


Self indulgent are the words that sum this show up perfectly. It felt like he wasn't bothered about entertaining the crowd only his mate who was the only person he interacted with. No real structure to it and although the end was OK you were left with a feeling of was that it? The only laughter was that of those who were only laughing as it was Brendon Burns rather than Brendon Burns being funny. Loads of people walked out of this show which says it all.

Rachel, August 2010


Great! Saw the show yesterday and it was tight. Def don’t recognise the sloppy beginning described. For me, this is Burns back on form! I liked the banter and the crowd work the guitarist does. I thought it served to keep the show from getting heavy as there are big topics going on here. Eastgate and Brendon work well together and the matesness between them includes the audience. It is a shocking some of the time - but I wouldn’t want it any other way and it is also heartfelt. Burns is humble and likeable in a way I haven’t seen a so-called ‘offensive’ or ‘angry’ comic pull off fully yet. The stuff on atheism was kind of rambling - or maybe I just didn’t follow! but it is LONG overdue and very fresh. You get the feeling that Burns is still working out how he feels about it - a lot like everyone in the room. In fact, me and my girlfriend actually left this show feeling better about ourselves. it made us realize how rare that is in comedy these days with so many of them just tearing everything apart, this is a brilliant antidote to all the wingey cynic haters out there... get under it!

Ed W, August 2010


Loved this one! Mr. Burns made me feel like a human being last night. Loved the section on not giving a fuck. Thanks for speaking up for a lot of us mate.

Paul Farnham, August 2010


Fair enough it was two for one but I got the impression that brendon and his lovely pet were getting more out of their own interaction than the audience did from the show. The show was a rag bag of ideas (that had nothing to do with the title) but still had a great deal to warm to. There were splenetic rants that fascinated and were funny , the usual splendid images apt and coruscating at the same time. And to this he added his own insight on everything from paedophilia to belief or not in god. Brendon hates anyone to be boxed in. He kept saying that revelations in this show embarrassed him but it seemed unlikely from the joy he got from revealing them. The end seemed to be an affirmation of love and it would have been interesting if he had written some comedy about it rather than tacked on the comedians equivalent of the voiceover ending in blade runner. That said it will no doubt get focussed as the run goes on and he gets a bit less pleased with himself and even in the present state is worth a 3.5

Andy B, August 2010


God love ya Brendon! Makes me proud to be an ozzy. Loved the music too. Cam

Cameron, August 2010



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