Comedy: Paul Sinha – 39 Years of Solitude

Date: August 12th, 2009 Author: Martin Walker
Category(s): Comedy: Paul Sinha - 39 Years of Solitude
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Comedy
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Paul Sinha – 39 Years of Solitude
The Stand

Sinha is a comedian of growing stature, making steady progress with his fringe audiences building year on year.  This year’s show focuses on how he, an Asian, gay ex-GP at the age of 39, has failed to find love, but seeks solace in quizzing.

The premise of this show must be one of the dullest on the fringe.

Sinha’s strength is in his jokes and their delivery.  The difficulty is that he seems as interested in telling stories that aren’t particularly interesting.  He rattles through it, with audience interaction pretty much non-existent.

However, like a good action flick, if we forget the unnecessary plot and focus on what we’re there for – in this case a damn good laugh – a lot of fun can be had.  His observational comedy is a match for Michael McIntyre, though probably owes more to Jack Dee.  His car accident routine was hilarious.

To be a great comedian one must be first and foremost funny.  Sinha is.  And when he stops trying to join all the dots in his story-telling he’ll be big.

MW