By Ron Bingham
Once again Phil has come up with a cracker of a show.
Starting with a DJ coming on to introduce our comedian of the hour, we are treated to yet more tales of woe and calamity from Phil’s life. These include going back to live with his parents at the age of 42, being dumped by his girlfriend for unspecified reasons which could involve the tiny flat he moved into, and some interesting habits. The DJ punctuated Phil’s routine with occasional sound-effects, often at random.
I think the saddest moment (for me) was hearing Phil’s show last year was nominated for a comedy award (which I think he was almost proud of losing). I have seen most of his other Edinburgh shows, and he improves every time. There are a couple of other cameos and some slides of cute dogs, a song or two, and some hilariously bad stories about the pointlessness of having too much stuff or trying too hard in life.
The room was full and the large audience was very vocal in their praise of the show. One of the funniest shows of the Fringe, but it should not be allowed to win any awards – as that might cheer Phil up and we don’t want a happy Phil!
Come On and Take The Rest of Me is on at Monkey Barrel Comedy until August 25
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