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By
Ross Heaton
Opening
with an empty stage and overhead projector, Jimmy Carr started plying
the already merry crowd with punchy one-liners from the wings. Never
has a power-point presentation showed such perfect comedy timing
and commanded such attention. After five minutes the Cambridge-educated
comedian, dressed in a fuzzy green corduroy suit, strolled into
the fray with good natured hecklers aplenty.
Having
built his reputation on some of the least politically correct humour
in the alternative comedy scene, the audience clearly knew what
to expect from Slough聮s second most famous comedy export. Dry,
subtle but still punching with concise brutality, no topic is taboo.
9/11,
sex of every description, hostages聟the mind of Jimmy Carr is
a very dark place. but riddled with such amusing observations on
the least obvious topics that it is hard to be offended despite
his blatant attempts to push the boundaries of taste that little
bit too far.
A cutting
joke on the death of Princess Diana did provoke a response from
the audience. 聯Alexi Sayle did that joke a year ago in his
book聰 one punter bravely pointed out. Without breaking stride
Jimmy dispatched the wise-cracking man back into silence with tales
of his sexual exploits with every member of his family.
Taking
on all and sundry, the persistent New Theatre crowd clearly fancied
taking a prized heckling scalp but were never in any danger as Jimmy
riffled off quip after quip leaving the audience and the hecklers
on their knees.
A future
comedy heavyweight in the making. The New Theatre will not have
seen the last of Jimmy Carr.
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