Comedy: Mould & Arrowsmith’s Inventions

Date: August 12th, 2009 Author: Martin Walker
Category(s): Comedy: Mould & Arrowsmith’s Inventions
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Comedy
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Mould & Arrowsmith’s Inventions
Pleasance Dome

Steve Mould and Gemma Arrowsmith are a charming double act, and their latest offering, “a geeky sketch comedy”, has some very funny original ideas.

They hook their hour on a recurring ‘time machine goes wrong’ gag, utilising concepts that are deceptively technical in execution.  There are some wonderfully silly PowerPoint skits, and several jokes using advanced maths that er, more than add up (sorry).  Their off-the-cuff banter with the audience is a joy.  They clearly both relish interaction with the customers – either one could steal the march on any improvised sketch show.

Only occasionally do they milk an idea for a wee bit more than it’s worth, but with comedy of this high calibre, no-one cares.

Sketch shows are all over the fringe this year – more than ever.  This is one of the very best.  I recommend Mould & Arrowsmith to you without hesitation.

MW