Shamelessly crude throughout, this pair of comedic character actors can be difficult to stomach. Yet through paedophile jokes, racist accents, and a bit about blind Chinese singers, there are some decent aspects to their performances. The tension between the two central characters – two daytime television hosts around whom the whole show hangs – is well captured. Called ‘Return’ after the previous series was cancelled following an ‘accidental’ stabbing, the two are forced to remain together throughout the show; the tension slowly ramps up throughout the hour, till a climactic ending involving stamping on a kidney. With a range of widely different characters there is a lot going on in this hour, just nothing particularly funny.
Jenny Ha’s, 20 – 27 Aug, 7.15pm (8.15pm), free, fpp122.
tw rating 2/5
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Sections: by Julian Benson - ED2011 Comedy Reviews - tw rating 2/5 | Tags: Morris & Vyse, PBH's Free Fringe
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