Anorak comedy as a market researcher tells us about his (none too exciting) life on the doorsteps of Britain, reports back on his survey in a random part of Edinburgh designed for him by yesterday’s audience, then takes your suggestions for tomorrow’s research so the whole cycle can repeat again.
Luckily for us, Neil Edmond is a wonderful comedy creation – the sort of sad, obsessive bloke (and it is always a bloke) that the likes of Steve Coogan could easily have dreamt up.
Unluckily for Neil Edmond, he’s for real – this guy really was a door-to-door market researcher for three years, and he’s distilled his experience of multiple-choice research and tick lists for the likes of the Liver Marketing Board into an unexpected little gem of a one-hour show for our pleasure.
He’ll take you through the delights of door-knocking in all weathers, past the diseases, afflictions and the less-than-lovely members of the public that your average door-knocker has to contend with, through to the rivalry between the workers on the doorstep coal-face, versus the safe, easy life of the cold callers from the hated call centres.
All of this is done with charm and a slightly amateurish, nervous panache which makes it work so well. You really do believe that he is eager to please, capturing your opinions and views along the way. Watch out for the audience feedback section at the end where you can help influence future shows. He’s a nice enough man, but like your reviewer, you may wish to opt out of the ‘this show needs more nudity’ tick-box.
