Steve Porters (Daisy Doris May) is back with his second instalment of his Ted XXX talks:
An Institution
“Listening, learning and loving”, Steve delivers his “hard core education” with an overflowing amount of passion. Following on from last year’s BIRDS acronym, Steve takes inspiration from the animal kingdom to inform his mating tactics—in particular, peacocks, penguins and pigeons. Interacting with the audience throughout, the Guildfordian iPod DJ welcomes us with open arms, establishing the auditorium as a safe space to fancy your mates, scented of course with Lynx body mist.
Building on male, British stereotypes from the South of England, May creates a character with microscopic detail, mastering his mannerisms, accent and catchphrases. His hallmarks are a-plenty and make ingenious references to male culture that are just the right amount of exaggeration and hit the spot every time. This, combined with his iconic accent, is nothing short of hysterically funny. Some of the best laugh-out-loud moments are when May interacts with the audience, particularly when she plays with the irony of horny male feminists using chat-up lines.
Steve takes his work extremely seriously, and the sincere delivery of his unorthodox methods makes for comedy gold. His dedication to consent, respect and feelings is hilariously contrasted with his boy-ish personality and makes for hilarious entertainment.
With buckets of charisma, irony, creativity and confidence, How to Mate is another smash hit by Daisy Doris May, directed by Mpilo May and produced by Lucy Benson-Brown, that sustains belly-aching laughter. Be prepared to whoop, holler and dance along with legendary Steve Porters whose seminar is guaranteed to be the tonic you never knew you needed.
