<*dv_1*>You need a pretty good reason to go to Dorking, a corner of Surrey so suburban that my hometown looks like Moss Side in comparison. I was actually a bit apprehensive about going all that way to see some scruffy Geordie comic, but the trip proved to be well worth it. I love stand-up thats completely off the cuff, stream-of-consciousness stuff, and Ross Noble delivered over two hours of it. Hes a monkey-obsessed genius; going off on obscure tangents before dragging the audience back to his original point a good twenty minutes later but without losing anyone on the way.
<*dv_2*> From what happens when the local tramp meets a gang of Hari Krishnas to meeting Magneto (Sir Ian McKellan, obviously), Noble had the audience in stitches. It was one of those shows where you laughed non-stop but cant remember the funny bits to tell your mates about. And if you do remember anything you wont deliver it half as well as he did. Ill give it a shot though. As well as the above, he also went through: pigs having sex with unicorns to create weapons of mass destruction, the tradesmens entrance to Narnia being in Dorking, a nightclub in Newcastle thats on a boat but has a revolving dancefloor, and what would happen if Stephen Hawking worked with a monkey as his partner. How about the fact he does a great Gollum impression and looks like every character from Lord of the Rings, or the bit about Eminem helping shepherds to whistle. See? When I look at that it just isnt half as funny as when Noble was saying it. Oh well, now I know not to go into stand-up.
A few routines were obvious favourite of his and seemed a bit shoehorned in but thats a really minor quibble. The point is: I paid fifteen quid to be thoroughly entertained. If Ross Noble brings his show anywhere near your town treat yourself to a ticket cause youll have a blast.
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