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Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2010
Starring Comic:
Dan Antopolski

Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century


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Description

Who’s the comic with an ear for dialogue and a bod for sin? Triple Perrier Award nominee, veteran Fringe sell-out and winner of the 2009 Dave Award for Funniest Joke of the Fringe Dan Antopolski presents his seventh solo stand-up show.

Jokes? Yes sir. Raps? Almost certainly. Fun? You bet your mum it will be fun.

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Reviews

Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century
Live Review

 Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century rated 3/5
Dan Antopolski: Turn Of The Century

Dan Antopolski has been coming to the Fringe, on and off, for a decade, and rarely does he tinker with the formula. Again he offers silly gags – some inspired, some cheesy – broken up with a few bits of comic business to vary the pace. It’s frequently very funny, often groansome, but while it can be an entertaining performance, it is ultimately too fragmented in style and uneven in quality to warrant must-see status.

There are daft prop gags, surreal imaginings, musical interludes that are witty but don’t really zing, and a brilliant reinterpretation of the Maisy Mouse books, revealing their bleak adult subtext. He won the semi-arbitrary joke of the festival accolade last year, and while he didn’t trouble the charts this time around, this hour features the usual generous serving of tortured, sometimes very obtuse, wordplay, to mixed effect.

He injects a tiny bit of real life in here and there, talking about his two toddler daughters – hence the Maisy obsession – but really, when it comes to shows about nothing, this makes Seinfeld look like an Open University broadcast.

He lets his writing cover all the silliness, and delivers the material with relaxed confidence, but little apparent effort, grinning cheekily when the gags work, and dismissing the clunkers that don’t with a self-deprecatory shrug to let us know that none of this really matters, it’s all just stupid anyway.

And that, essentially, is the main shortcoming; it’s disposable comedy that gives you a brief feelgood hit, but doesn’t really fill you up.
Date of live review: Wednesday 25th Aug, '10
Review by Steve Bennett
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Loved it, definitely in my top 3 shows this year! For geeky humour there is no one better - we need more raps about technological wonders!

Adam 'Pudsy' Walsh, August 2010

My mates all raved about Dan and this was the first time I'd seen him and he was bloody brilliant, not a smidge of disappointment in sight, definitely would go see him again and again and again ... a MUST-SEE, don't take any notice of this stupid review, the man's talking baffle!

Nicki, August 2010

Steve Bennett; are you sure you're reviewing the right show? Me thinks someone got out of bed on the wrong side? Dan Antopolski is funny; simple as that. I laughed and yes, i cried too, when some of Dan's more 'cheesy' jokes didn't quite hit the mark. But that's part of the fun with Dan. He knows when a joke's died on it arse. He pulls a funny face, laughs himself and then comes back at us with a howler! There's no one on the circuit doing his clever wordplay... Dan's kind of like a straight, funnier version of Stephen Fry. OK, perhaps a poor comparison, but you see where i was going surely...? Top show, top man. 10/10.

Mike Proctor, August 2010

Go see Dan. There might not be hedgehogs but he's got a laser. It's a blast for anyone who likes irreverent mutterings and wonderful word play

tipler, August 2010

Dear me, have some Chortle reviewers REALLY started criticizing comedy shows for being clever and silly? The mere idea that Dan can be anything but jaw-achingly funny is absurd, so I'll let that one go. But really ... clever and silly is a recommendation, not a criticism.

Dewi, August 2010

Dan is great - much better than his fringe review would suggest!

F, August 2010

Steve Bennet is a cheap whore

Godfrey Church, August 2010

I watched his show in Edinburgh and thought it was brilliant. Second time I have watched him and brilliant both times!

Adam, August 2010

Me and my mates have been looking forward to Dan's show for months and when we saw it on Saturday it did not disappoint. Trademark wordplay, hilarious observations with great music bits too, thoroughly recommend to anyone who likes clever, funny comedy!

Mark Pryde, August 2010

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