Guy Williams – Hawke Sea Scout Hall

GuyWilliamsGuy, as he’s known on the interwebs, really isn’t that much of a self-absorbed terrible person as his show title suggests. He tries, but like most things Guy tries at, he fails. (We kid we kid).

Guy’s first ‘Self Absorbed, Terrible Person’ show was held at the humble Hawke Sea Scout Hall in Herne Bay. To hazard a guess, we’d say that the venue held around 60 people, which was clearly 40 more than they were expecting, as we were forced to sit on wooden benches at the back that were quickly pulled in from the sides after all the good seats were taken.

Fortunately for Guy, the only thing in the hall that was cold and frozen still was my arse, as the crowd were warm and reciprocating, even though he claimed to be bumbling through his performance ‘figuring it out as he went along’. Either he was lying, or he really has started to become slightly professional at this whole ‘comedian’ thing and is able to think on his feet more.

The best thing about small gigs (where you set up the lighting yourself and emerge from creepy cupboards with your brother to tell Michael Jackson jokes… that was the brother Paul, not Guy) is that they force you to think quick and bring on the next gag at the snap of the fingers, because although you might have everyone laughing, the laughter doesn’t carry through a large crowd, so you’ve gotta act quick.

Perhaps we’re being cynical, but we feel it was the most PC we’ve seen Guy as of late. Yes he dropped the F bomb, and said the word Pussy a few times – but who doesn’t?

It was a refreshing take on Guy’s abrupt style of in-your-face-so-awkward comedy that we’ve come to know on TV, but we honestly loved it, and we promise you will too. Please, even if you’re not, shout out that you’re from Old Mout Cider. Don’t leave a Guy hanging.

See Guy and his Self Absorbed, Terrible Person gig at Freemans Bay Community College on Thursday 1May, and 10 – 11 May at Wellington’s Tararua Tramping Club.

Reviewed by Dani McAllen

4 small stars

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