Nick Beaton presents a show with enough social observations to make an hour fly by. The name gives it away; this is a show about not getting on very well with other people and the thing that they do which might just wind him up. Beaton presents a very strong hour of well-refined jokes and observations packed with plenty of clever twists and jumps.
As a Canadian living in London, Beaton packs his show with stories about adapting to London Life. Public transport, the pro-life argument, sexuality, immigration and being Canadian, Beaton leaves few stones unturned. Beaton is spontaneously funny, having evidently adapted his material throughout the run and starting with a big rant about the depression of flyering on Edinburgh’s mile. That entire rant was good enough to get two waves of laughter.
The material moves fast enough to keep us on our toes, but not so fast we can’t follow subjects and there are plenty of movements when he says what we are all thinking - he has a brilliant rant about pigeons. Beaton is the sarcastic but likable friend that we all have and need, prepared to hate and frown on everyone and everything in his way with pure deadpan in order to keep the rest of the world happy.
