Artist: Dylan Moran
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Date: 27 March 2007
Venue: Enmore Theatre, Enmore
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Title: -
Date: 27 March 2007
Venue: Enmore Theatre, Enmore
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There comes a time in almost everyone’s life when for a moment, a musician, author, comedian, or artist manages to encapsulate and articulate something that mirrors your own life so well, that you briefly delude yourself into believing that they wrote or produced that thing solely “about me.” For myself personally, I had a moment similar to this when I saw Dylan Moran at the Enmore Theatre.
Moran, the Irish comedian who personifies his famous character, Bernard Black during much of his stage show, was talking about his latest foray into learning how to drive. The man, now in his mid-thirties bellowed, “What sort of metrosexual prick have I become when I can sit around and talk about Italian cheese for four days but I can’t even drive a car!” What can I say? Thanks Dylan, that observation describes me perfectly.
Dylan is a master of observational comedy. Unlike other comedians who occasionally focus on the inane minutiae of modern life, Moran manages to share his caustic wit with all and provide a highly entertaining show in the process. As he stands on stage amidst the cloud of smoke emanating from his cigarette, he is happy to venture to any topic and has no qualms about being politically incorrect. Suddenly, a look of disgust appears on his face as he looks at the back of a cigarette pack. He says, “You people disgust me. I didn’t know Australians smoked with their feet!”
From one vice to another, Moran chooses to speak about alcohol. First he observes, “All adults are just tall children that drink beer.” He then describes the fact that most people meet their prospective partners when they are completely drunk and off their face. He also notes that some people even go on to spend the rest of their life with someone they had met in this incapacity. And yet, “You wouldn’t buy a toaster when drunk (pause). Because that’s REALLY important.”
Moran is also a versatile performer because while he can embody the Bernard Black character so well, he can also show a softer side, as the father of his young children. He said that prior to having children, most people think that they are going to feed their youngster’s curiosity by teaching them about art, politics and the world. Unfortunately, you soon come to the realisation that children have their own questions like, “Does Batman have nipples?” and “What do you call the name of the space between the teeth on a comb?”
Moran, the Irish comedian who personifies his famous character, Bernard Black during much of his stage show, was talking about his latest foray into learning how to drive. The man, now in his mid-thirties bellowed, “What sort of metrosexual prick have I become when I can sit around and talk about Italian cheese for four days but I can’t even drive a car!” What can I say? Thanks Dylan, that observation describes me perfectly.
Dylan is a master of observational comedy. Unlike other comedians who occasionally focus on the inane minutiae of modern life, Moran manages to share his caustic wit with all and provide a highly entertaining show in the process. As he stands on stage amidst the cloud of smoke emanating from his cigarette, he is happy to venture to any topic and has no qualms about being politically incorrect. Suddenly, a look of disgust appears on his face as he looks at the back of a cigarette pack. He says, “You people disgust me. I didn’t know Australians smoked with their feet!”
From one vice to another, Moran chooses to speak about alcohol. First he observes, “All adults are just tall children that drink beer.” He then describes the fact that most people meet their prospective partners when they are completely drunk and off their face. He also notes that some people even go on to spend the rest of their life with someone they had met in this incapacity. And yet, “You wouldn’t buy a toaster when drunk (pause). Because that’s REALLY important.”
Moran is also a versatile performer because while he can embody the Bernard Black character so well, he can also show a softer side, as the father of his young children. He said that prior to having children, most people think that they are going to feed their youngster’s curiosity by teaching them about art, politics and the world. Unfortunately, you soon come to the realisation that children have their own questions like, “Does Batman have nipples?” and “What do you call the name of the space between the teeth on a comb?”
Moran provides an overall entertaining show. However, my only complaint would be that I would enjoy his show far more if it went for a little longer. But while Moran spends his time carefully preparing and setting up his jokes like a master craftsman, you get the impression that he is most happy to swan onto the stage, provide the crowd with his interesting diatribe and leave them wanting more so, that he can quote, “Hang out with other Irish celebrities like Van Morrison and Bono.”
