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Meryl O'Rourke
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Miles Crawford
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Miranda Hart
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Miss London
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Moonfish Rhumba
Moshe Kasher
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Sort Of JewishRooftop Comedy |
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Matt Kirshen: Shorter Than Napoleon - Fringe 2009 |
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Matt Kirshen is generally considered a reliable laugh so it is quite possible he was just having an off night. It was, after all, 10.20pm and he was competing against the ferocious wheezing of an ineffectual air conditioning unit – but that’s not unusual in Edinburgh. Whatever the reason, a lacklustre air hung heavy over his performance that dampened what is probably a reasonable show. It begins with 5ft 6in Kirshen's indignation at the concept of a Napoleon complex – besides, he doesn't reckon the Emperor was as short as history would have us believe, suggesting confusion resulted from the differences in British and European measurements. This assertion is the springboard for a series of observations on the disparities in the way things are interpreted, from our difficulties with getting a handle on size without the aid of unlikely points of comparison to the coverage of the G20 protests which, he claims, was simplistically biased on both sides. Kirshen has some interesting points to make, but they're light on funny. Like the class swot he evidently was, he tries rather too hard to show off his sharp brain and it often results in segments that are tediously didactic. When he does manage a punchy line (and there are several) it's let down by his inability to pass it off casually. His pride at his own work is a little grating even if it's justified. Kirshen also overestimates his audience's interest in his stories - one in particular, about a travelling experience gone badly wrong, would be fine at about half the length. But the pay-off is definitely not worth the time spent listening to the set-up and even he seemed to realise he was losing ground, as he grinned in increasingly unconvincing manner. This was far from a dreadful show but, on the basis of this particular performance, not one I'd recommend to anyone. |
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Date of live review: Wednesday 19th Aug, '09 | |
Review by Nione Meakin |
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He is fantastic and I think I have fallen in love with him. He is beautiful. Claire, March 2020 |
Really good. William Frost, April 2010 |
Terrible! you'd get better laughs out of a rock! MOB, October 2009 |
Saw him tonight and slightly spoilt by sychophantic laughter from one or two audience members/friends. Some good material but lacked the charisma to carry it off. jg, July 2009 |
Absolutely woeful last night in Derby Kev Clarke, June 2009 |
Saw last night at charity gig. Was one of the best performers on the bill and handled the most bizarre heckle amazingly! Chris, June 2008 |
Saw him last night, and he was truly woeful. Not as funny or as clever as he clearly thinks he is, and quite smug with it. Cannot handle hecklers at all, and totally lost it when he was heckled. If Last Comic Standing is the Pop Idol of the comedy world, I think we've found our Gareth Gates. Shona, May 2008 |
Glad to see he's getting such good response. Saw him at Edinburgh in 06, he was possibly the most tired stand-up comic I've ever seen. I thought he might keel over at one point, but he was brilliantly funny nonetheless. Hope to see him again sometime. Cazza, March 2007 |
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Where can I see Matt Kirshen next?
21:00~22:00 - Monday 2nd Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Sheephaven Bay |
Prices: | £7.50 |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen |
21:00~22:00 - Tuesday 3rd Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Sheephaven Bay |
Prices: | £7.50 |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen |
21:45 - Saturday 7th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Leicester Square Theatre |
Prices: | Adult - £15.00 |
Comics: | Dave Longley, JoJo Smith, Kerry Godliman, Matt Kirshen |
Saturday 7th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Monkey Business Chalk Farm |
Prices: | Call for prices |
Comics: | Danny Buckler, Matt Kirshen, Nick Doody |
Info: | Plus Furious George Wielgus, Tony Izzet, MC Martin Besserman |
18:00~19:00 - Saturday 7th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Sheephaven Bay |
Prices: | £7.50 |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen |
18:00~19:00 - Sunday 8th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Sheephaven Bay |
Prices: | £7.50 |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen |
18:00~19:00 - Monday 9th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Sheephaven Bay |
Prices: | £7.50 |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen |
20:30 - Friday 20th Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Birmingham Glee Club |
Prices: | Adult - £14.50, Student - £7.50 |
Comics: | Anthony J Brown, Martin Bigpig Mor, Matt Kirshen, Mitch Benn |
20:30 - Saturday 21st Aug, '10 | |
Venue: | Birmingham Glee Club |
Prices: | Adult - £17.50 |
Comics: | Anthony J Brown, Martin Bigpig Mor, Matt Kirshen, Mitch Benn |
20:00 - Saturday 4th Sep, '10 | |
Venue: | Nottingham Bunkers Hill |
Prices: | £7 |
Comics: | Brendan Naughton, Ed Patrick, Matt Kirshen, Spiky Mike (MC) |
20:30 - Sunday 26th Sep, '10 | |
Venue: | Shrewsbury Laughter Lines |
Prices: | £7 |
Comics: | Kai Humphries, Matt Kirshen, Jim Smallman (MC) |
Info: | Plus Rob Coleman |
20:00 - Friday 5th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Nottingham Just The Tonic Cornerhouse |
Prices: | Adult - £12.00, Student - £5.00 |
Comics: | Jim Jefferies, Matt Kirshen, Rob Rouse |
20:00 - Saturday 6th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Nottingham Just The Tonic Cornerhouse |
Prices: | Adult - £12.00, Student - £5.00 |
Comics: | Jim Jefferies, Matt Kirshen, Rob Rouse |
20:30 - Friday 12th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
Prices: | Adult - £8.00, Student - £4.00 |
Comics: | Ava Vidal, Matt Kirshen, Richard Morton |
20:30 - Saturday 13th Nov, '10 | |
Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
Prices: | Adult - £10.00, Student - £4.00 |
Comics: | Ava Vidal, Matt Kirshen, Richard Morton |
20:30 - Monday 27th Dec, '10 | |
Venue: | Saddleworth Off The Rails |
Prices: | £7 (£5 concs) |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen, Mick Ferry, Tony Burgess |
Monday 27th Dec, '10 | |
Venue: | Stalybridge The Lions |
Prices: | £5 (2-for-1 concs) |
Comics: | Matt Kirshen, Tony Burgess |
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Big Value Comedy Show (Late)
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Stickmen: Year One
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Cutlery Wars
Matt Kirshen: Have You Seen This Boy?
Edinburgh Fringe 2008
Matt Kirshen: Keep Smiling, Matt. Just Keep Smiling
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Matt Kirshen: Shorter Than Napoleon
Misc live shows
Twitter Comedy Night
Montreal 2008
Britcom 2008