By Andrew Holmes, 
This is my second attempt at a review of âLate OâClock with Rob Hunterâ and his side kick LukeMcGregor. The first was a frontal assault akin to storming the beach in âSaving Private Ryanâ on the shows lack of containing anything that resembled Comedy but after careful consideration and reflection, I have come up with the following.
I fucking hated this show â and thatâs me being kind.
The whole thing was disjointed and at times felt like pulling teeth. The jokes (and I use the term lightly) didnât flow into each other and the guest Comedians looked like they couldnât get off this train wreck fast enough âŠâŠâŠâŠ But that is what this show is all about. Itâs a well scripted and crafted performance that is meant to shock and amaze people but it simply wasnât my cup of tea.
Lehmo was the first guest. He came on, pitched a bit of his routine which was pretty good and then sat down to be interviewed âLate Showâ style with Rob. The concept of the interview was to payout on Lehmo and ask abrasive questions in Hunterâs ânervous characterâ style.
Mike Wilmot came on as the second guest. He did a couple of lines of his routine as well, swore heavily at the audience then sat down to be interviewed. Wilmot then proceeded to tear shreds off Rob and Luke for their bullshit questioning and then exited the stage. The whole thing was so aggressive it completely missed my humour receptors but others in the audience were in stitches.
âAnyone for Tennisâ were up next. They looked nervous while they belted out a couple of songs, said thanks and left. I was still recovering from Wilmot to appreciate their tunes.
The front row were in hysterics the whole way through the show and so were some others so this show has some credit. Knowing that this was all planned and scripted does make it a great show and would be worth a viewing. The MICF blurb about this show being âuncomfortably tenseâ and ânot for the squeamishâ was a freaking understatement for me personally.
Late OâClock with Rob Hunter has 2 more shows on Monday nightâs through the Comedy Festival –Â make up your own mind.
Late O’Clock with Rob Hunter is on in The Powder Room of The Melbourne Town Hall.
http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2012/season/shows/late-o-clock-with-rob-hunter-rob-hunter/