by C J Davies
There’s a point in the show when David Cross – alternative comedian, probably best known to the masses for his wonderful performance in unfairly-cancelled sitcom Arrested Development – makes an off-the-cuff remark to the audience about the reviews of his latest London run “not being great.”
Not that hecklerspray wants to join the consensus, but maybe some of those other reviewers might have been onto something. Don’t get us wrong – David Cross is possibly one of the best stand-ups in the world today. It’s just that anyone expecting the sort of scintillating, 90-minute-plus comedy assault heard on his albums Shut Up You Fucking Baby or It’s Not Funny might find themselves a little disappointed.
The problem? Well, that lies in the show’s subtitle: And Friends. David Cross And Friends. Not to worry, though, hecklerspray thought as we took our seat. Surely these ‘friends’ will be the support acts, warming up the audience before the man himself emerges for a full-on hilarity whirlwind that’ll last the rest of the evening. Surely this show won’t just be a bunch of lesser-known comedians with David Cross basically acting as compere? Surely that wouldn’t the case? Right?
Right?
Oh, we suspect you already know the answer.
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by Stuart Heritage
Usually the most interesting thing to happen at the Glastonbury Festival is when someone decides to throw a litre bottle of warm piss at Captain Pie from the Manic Street Preachers, but Shirley Bassey changed all that this year.
Not content with taking the traditional Sunday afternoon ‘old person that people only like ironically at best’ Glastonbury slot which, as expected, consisted of a few James Bond theme-tunes shouted at some damp sixth-formers on their first trip away from home, Shirley Bassey attempted something truly spectacular after her set – when the helicopter flying Shirley Bassey back to Surrey developed a mechanical fault, hit some bad weather, came within inches of smashing into pylons and wires and had to make an emergency landing in a school field. It’s thought this is the most thrilling Glastonbury-related incident since Bez from The Happy Mondays walked into the side of a cow in 1990.
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