You probably know Jigsaw from their very sassy posters: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema and Dan Antopolski, all in power stance, looking cool, suave and sexy. Try to remember this image as they commence the destruction of any such ideal with a shatterproof ruler and enough insulin to cure a diabetic rhino in Jiggle It. There is probably more dancing, singing and rapping than I have ever seen in a sketch show, which makes for a ridiculously high-energy performance.
Money, more importantly the lack of it, is a running theme throughout, and leaves us wishing Jigsaw really did make adverts for a living. However, revenge is undoubtedly the greatest driving factor for hilarity, weaving a few strands of story throughout the hour and dragging one poor audience member along for the entire show. Luurtsema spends most of the show answering to the name, ‘Anus’ and is entirely her own hilarious undoing for one such bit of storyline. The rest is unadulterated madness.
Gags come fast and furious. We jump from some surprisingly tuneful singing (about hayfever, no less) to war drama, to the untold benefits of owning a Toyota Prius, building up a fantastic menagerie of craziness. The three fool around like big kids, working a great dynamic between them, each playing the goat in turn; sometimes desperate, often gullible and always the virgin. Previously a couple, Craine and Luurtsema add a little real-life interest to the mix; knowledge which makes it all the more hilarious when she is mercilessly spanking him with the aforementioned ruler.
Along with pure silliness are some highly articulate one-liners to catch us off-guard. A few fumbles only add to the lightning speed chaos, such as faceplanting from a wheeled trolley, and substituting missed cues with, we suspect, even better recovery banter. Super fast, super fun comedy, with Super Mario sketches to boot and a real life kind-of-celebrity ex-couple to gawk at. Jigsaw can certainly piece it together.
