Bevan And Browne Are Terrified
Note: This review is from 2007
Review by Steve Bennett
Nothing about this works. These two lacklustre would be comedians may have hoped to gain strength in numbers, but they only conflict with each other and gain precisely nothing from the company. They are plainly terrified, and with good reason. They are not funny.
Each presents their own material by turns, with scarcely a tenuous link to pull it all together. There is mention of pigeons and laminate flooring, paired as though the juxtaposition of the two should provide amusement in itself. It doesn’t. Ho hum.
Browne delves into his favourite pub discussions and pronounces organic yoghurt the real salve to The Troubles in Ireland, as though they were just a national bout of thrush. And the moment Browne utters this dubious pearl, Bevan jumps back into the fray with a sequence of rapid-fire drivel dull enough to make you wish you’d brought your earplugs and a book.
This is the pattern, Browne making way for the slightly less interesting material of his partner, and the two indulging the fantasy that they have merely undertaken to Show and Tell every day for a month.
At least the seating is comfortable and the exit uncluttered. Some of the audience made use of the latter. This reviewer could not.
.Reviewed by: Chloe Smith
Review date: 1 Jan 2007
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett
