Guy Williams – Guy Williams Has Won An Award – Review
REVIEWED BY INGRID GRENAR
Winner of the 2012 Billy T Award Guy Williams is performing the only Koha show at the NZ International Comedy Festival. Already a favourite on our screens as part of Jono and Ben at Ten this is your chance to share some laughs and complementary water in the company of the man himself.
Choosing as a comedy venue the Auckland Old Folks Association Hall, or Auckland Old Folks Ass. this was already a very individual type of gig.
After ‘nailing’ some audience interaction Guy gets started on his show. A multimedia mix of stand up, brilliant one liners, video, song and internet trolling. He’s thought of it all, except for the technical run through bit.
Slightly rough round the edges the 45 minute show ran for over an hour but was well received by the audience. He has some great material and was at his best chatting away with quick witted repartee. His accompanying projections where great but it was shame he was a little distracted putting them up as the material itself is clever and entertaining.
Guy is instantly likeable and pokes fun at his own mistakes, which added to the comradery of the night. How can you not like a man who personally thanks all his audience members!
A great eye for comedy whether he finds it in the Nelson Mail, Facebook or in his mum’s emails. If anything this show has too much but I guess that’s the point of a Koha show, trying things out and ironing out the kinks. As this show warms up there is no doubt it will evolve and refine.
Guy Williams is a skilled comedian. A tall poppy that deserves every success.
Guy Williams Has Won An Award is a fun show of laughs, silliness and just the right level of immaturity!
Listen to Guy talking about his show in our KUWNZ Comedy Podcast.
You can watch the show at Auckland Old Folks Association Hall until 4 May at 7pm and Thistle Hall, Wellington Fri 10 – Sat 11 May, 7pm.