Summer Banks
archillesAlfie Joey
October 7th 2007 22:36
Basically: As a human being I say YES. As a comic I say... You can't help but warm to him but don't expect to laugh for much more than this.
I want to love this guy. I so want to love him.
To be fair I did only see him as a support so perhaps he didn't unleash the top notch material but even so, it was just a bit naff. He is incredibly likable so automatically you are compelled to laugh - because you want to find him funny. I really tried.
His Joe Pesci impression is awesome. I will give him that. But I often have an innate dislike for impressionists as I often feel the impression is somewhat crowbarred into a routine. I have a similar aversion to seeing impressionists on chat shows as they feel the need to "well, yes, I had a very good childhood but imagine if Tony Blair had been my dad *cue Tony impression*". Actors don't break off and do monologues during interviews so please refrain!
Anyway, I digress, Joey has some good impressions but he lacks stage presence. He's sooooooo nice. Now I'm not saying you have to play the winker (yes, winker) in order to be a good comic but he's more like a nice, polite 14 year old. He seemed thrown when he got a laugh and hesitated when he didn't.
He also had a habit whereby he would explain situations in which he said something funny. And not even that funny if I'm brutally honest. But this is a very odd way in which to compose a set as it has a hint of the ego about it. It comes across as "oh, i'll tell you this... you'll like what i did there... clever, wasn't it?" And yet in no way does he seem arrogant or anything of the sort. But as an anecdotal style it's not for me - although I think it's mainly because it just wasn't that funny.
Aw.
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