Trevor Griffiths' Comedians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXVHwLOaIg

Tonight I just saw the work of pure genius and had to immediately write about it. A play in three acts about 6 up in coming comedians taking a night class from an old great who has forgotten how to laugh because he is eternally analyzing what is funny and what makes people laugh. The play discusses racist, sexist, and anti-semitic jokes and how they are a cheap way for laughs. That they are not actually funny, but playing towards a git audience. Those jokes do not help the human race. In fact, they degrade and lower us to dumber than what we really are. Also, the comedian that tells those jokes are not talented, nor contributing their talent to the world. This show is about non-conformity. It is about bigotry. It is about selling out and not standing in line to get work.

Almost Chekov-esque, This was an amazing show, and I quickly bought the script. The original production starred some no names such as Jonathan Pryce and Tom Wilkinson in the 1970s and the play has been acclaimed as 'the best play of the 70s!' But in this production, there was a star-studded cast. For those who liked 'Bend it Like Bekham,' the father played Mr. Patel. From such movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral,  Goldeneye, The Parent Trap, Match Point, and City of Ember, Simon Kunz played the Jewish comedian. Matthew Kelly, who I saw at the Globe in Troilus and Cressida played the old comedian. And for those who follow Robin Hood on BBC America, The Sheriff of Nottingham himself played the booking agent, Bert Challoner! He also played Irving Berlin in De-Lovely. I even stayed after to talk to Keith Allen after the show to get his autograph and talk to him about the show and how he looks exactly and acts like Christien Polos from BHS. He was a great guy, and signed my program, 'To Seth, Big <3! Keith Allen.' It was...amazing.

in other news, I have booked my train reservations throughout Europe so I do not have to dread about awesome not having a seat and getting lost in Europe somewhere. i leave a week from tomorrow and I am getting more and more excited as the days draw closer. But until then, more glorious London and more Fantastic theatre!

Make sure you check the link at the top. It is a preview of the fantastic show.