Christopher Hall may have started out as a social media star, but he has really earned his stand-up credentials in the past few years, and it's wonderful to see his confidence on stage at the 2024 Fringe.
We are putty in his hands.
The audience is kept in stitches from start to finish! Hall can make any story funny, either with his devastating delivery or range of panto-like facial expressions. He barely pauses for breath, so determined is he to give us the night (or hour) of our lives.
Hall has an amazing ability to connect with his audience, appealing to individuals for support of his life choices, leaning in close to share his secrets, and then hiding behind his one stage prop (a vase of flowers) in a burse of false bashfulness. We are putty in his hands.
At different moments, he might swagger or prance across the stage, using every square inch of it for comedic re-enactments of childhood memories — specifically, his performance as Sebastian the Crab during a youthful dance recital. Hall didn't just play Sebastian, he WAS Sebastian, and that really sums up this TikTok entertainer-turned stand up superstar. He gives 110% to every story he tells, determined to milk it for every ounce of joy and laughter that it's worth. And his more vulnerable appeal to parents of LGBTQ+ children at the end was very earnest and genuinely touching.
I cannot wait to see how high he soars as a comedian in the future. Go see him now while there are still a few spare seats in the audience, because they won't be empty for long!
