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ED2011 3/5 Reviews ED2011 Comedy Reviews
Raymond Mearns: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Stress But Were Afraid To Ask (Raymond Mearns / The Stand Comedy Club)
By Kirsten Waller | Published on Wednesday 31 August 2011
Having featured in a stress-busting NHS DVD three years ago, Raymond Mearns presents his own particularly Scottish way of coping with life’s many foibles. The jokes come pretty thick and fast: many playing on Glaswegian stereotypes, some with surprisingly clever observations and a few that are fantastically filthy. There’s also a fair bit of interaction with the front row which, given the small size of the venue, can occasionally be a little intimidating. However, Mearns has enough charm to pull this off, and by and large treats the audience with great generosity. In short, not a show that will set the world on fire – but it will provide an hour’s worth of relaxed and restorative chuckling.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, 5 – 28 Aug (not 15), 8.15pm (9.15pm), £7.00 – £8.00, fpp139.
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