By Cathy Culliver 
Marcel Lucont probably doesnāt even need anyone to review his show. Heās already a pretty vocal and enthusiastic supporter of himself. As he reminds the audience, if you enjoy his show, you are correct.
The suave Frenchman bills himself as a classic specimen of a man, irresistible to women and supremely talented in, well, everything. His new show Gallic Symbol opens with him singing āIām so much better than youā, just in case you were, you know, having any initial doubts.
Monsieur Lucont is of course just a character played by UK native Alexis Dubus, but you could be forgiven for being duped into thinking this really is a Frenchman who really does think that much of himself.
Dubus has the character down pat; the clothes, the bare feet, the glass of red wine cradled in one hand ā¦ not to mention the general air of arrogance and disgust for everything that is not French. Itās all utterly convincing and completely hilarious.
And such is Dubusā mastery of the French accent that at one point Marcel performs a mocking impersonation of an Englishman; if you bear in mind this is actually an Englishman impersonating a Frenchman impersonating an Englishman, thatās no mean feat.
The show itself is a mixture of songs, poetry and stand up, all seemingly to serve one purpose: to point out to the rest of the world where weāre all going wrong, and to tell us what we can learn from the French.
Whatās amazing however is that Marcel Lucont still comes off a very likeable, dare I say even loveable, character. Maybe itās his confidence, and his āf**k thatā attitude to life. Nothing can rattle him, not even jumping out of a plane; heās just too damn sophisticated and French for that.
This is a very funny, very clever show. Marcel Lucont is no doubt destined for great things (as Iām sure he also firmly believes) so make sure you catch him while he is still honouring us with his presence in Australia.
Marcel Lucont – Gallic Symbol Ā is on for the full run of the Adelaide Fringe Festival at Tuxedo Cat.
http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/marcel-lucont-gallic-symbol/bf2a286e-8a63-4ecd-8e30-77f70046e730