Comedy: Fergus Craig Still Watches Neighbours

Comedy
****
Fergus Craig Still Watches Neighbours
Pleasance Courtyard

Fergus Craig provides a nostalgic trip down memory lane, as he peppers humorously narrated clips from ye olde Neighbours with his own childhood home movies.  The show manages to combine cute, funny and adorable elements alongside a social perspective on why the soap phenomenon captures the attentions of the masses.  I was in awe at how incredibly well researched this piece of comedy was!  Craig sweeps from topic to topic in a unique bipolar-esque fashion that whips the audience’s attention into a frenzy and holds them there.  He discusses the ironic effects of Nurofen, shows home videos of babies on acid, muses at the Jason Donovan biography and combines Irish and Chinese accents.  It works, and the result is a show which I challenge anyone to watch without laughing at least ten times.

JF