Britain is in a bad way. Will Marsh bravely rears his bearded head to spread the word as to how we might fix our nation’s troubles. Topics include political correctness, green initiatives, and racism, as well as drugs, unemployment and immigration. Marsh takes it upon himself to provide simple solutions to these worldly problems, with often dark and satirical results.
Focusing on the injustice of using ‘difference’ as a tool of blame and picking up on the unfairness of Britain’s treatment of the old and infirm, Marsh’s set is full of intelligent observations. His transitions into new topics are very smooth and incredibly professional and the show is very well-rehearsed and put together. At no point did the audience feel like he was spinning out of control. However, a lot of the humour is dark, but much of it was too close to the bone to promote even nervous laughter, including a discussion of the correct speed at which to run over children.
However, while Marsh’s pithy observations are sharp and on point they do tend to verge on the monotonous. As well as this, he often drifts into some club-style circuit comedy, abandoning his lofty theme for some cheap jokes about men being wholly and completely unfaithful and quite a period of time was spent discussing ways to add length and weight to penises. These parts of the show definitely got the most laughs and so it is easy to understand why he has kept them in, but sadly it means that the thematic material becomes a bit of a challenging listen by comparison.
Ultimately, Marsh certainly has an eye for picking out the oddities in British society and sometimes offers a witty if impossible solution to the problem. This show is a thought-provoking way to begin your afternoon, but unfortunately is not as funny as you might expect from a comedy show.
