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December 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 198: Fifi Colston
Welcome to episode 198 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
November 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 215
Shelley Berman, A Personal Appearance (1962) I love listening to old stand-up comedy records – so out of date in so many ways, but find a good one and you can revel in the storytelling, the timing, the performance (even if the material doesn’t stand up). If the material isn’t overtly sexual or political then […]Archive
September 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
Jim Gaffigan Quality Time Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company I wonder these days what the need is for a “Comedy Album” – given that we are inundated with Netflix specials; you can just watch those without really watching them for the album experience; you can put your headphones on and walk around with Netflix on […]Archive
August 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Philip Matthews & Paul Horan: Funny As – The Story of New Zealand Comedy
Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy Philip Matthews & Paul Horan Auckland University Press Read this as either standalone volume or as the tie-in (as intended) with recent TV series of the same name. Cleverly, you don’t need to watch Funny-As the TV series to enjoy Funny-As the book (though I don’t know […]Archive
June 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
David Cross: Oh, Come On
David Cross Oh, Come On Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company I’ve been listening to David Cross stand-up CDs since I was first sent a review-sample back in the early 00s. That was on Sub Pop and was fascinating to me for some reason – also I recognised Cross’ face and voice from his various cameos at that point and what […]Archive
June 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 173: Tim Batt
Welcome to episode 173 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Tim Batt is a comedian and podcaster. We’ve corresponded a […]Archive
May 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Comedy Festival: James Acaster (Te Auaha, Wgtn)
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Te Auaha Tuesday May 15 – Saturday May 19 (7.00pm) It’s getting harder to review comedy – and I don’t just mean for me, since I don’t go out to it as often as I once did. I’m not bemoaning a lack of match fitness. The rules have […]Archive
May 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Comedy Festival: Rhian Wood-Hill (Cavern Club, Wgtn)
Rhian Wood-Hill: Rhian Vested Cavern Club Tuesday May 8 – Saturday May 12 (7.00pm) Like a lot of fresh Kiwi comics Rhian Wood-Hill appears, for most of his set, to be delivering a ramshackle-endearing, but largely unfunny and overly long, amateur TEDTalk. It’s so awkward as to be almost excruciating – there’s no timing to […]Archive
March 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais: Humanity Director: John L. Spencer Netflix In his first stand-up special since 2010 Ricky Gervais wastes no time being desperately irreverent. This of course is default-setting stuff for Gervais. He has no interest in checking his privilege, not when he can whip it out and waggle it in your face. He was broke, […]Archive
February 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Christina P: Mother Inferior
Christina P: Mother Inferior Director: Jay Karas Netflix Christina Pazsitzky is now “Christina P” – easier to say, easier to deal with I guess. But with her first Netflix comedy special she comes out swinging, armed with jokes, not just about her experiences as a new mother, though to begin with that’s the thread.Archive
December 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman