Rob Deb is a comic book fan who should not be a comic. From the moment he arrived to his painful early exit, his attempt at stand up was excruciating. I’m no sci-fi buff, but the problem wasn’t that jokes went over my head. The bloke who walked out half way through clearly felt the same – and he was wearing a Star Wars T-shirt. Deb’s ‘performance’ consisted mainly of shouty one-upmanship over superhero references – “You don’t KNOW about BATSHIT?!” – with no discernible point. Any jokes were so obvious (“I went on a date. I didn’t wear this, I wore the cape”) I hoped some kryptonite would emerge to shut him up. Many comedians use geekiness to their advantage. Not Deb.

Laughing Horse @ Jekyll and Hyde, 2-26 Aug (not 16), 8.15pm.
tw rating 1/5 | [Sarah Richardson]

Sections: by Sarah Richardson - ED2012 Comedy Reviews - tw rating 1/5 | Tags: Laughing Horse Free Festival, Robin Deb

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holymoog How rotten! He’s great. Are you a professional reviewer? Your grammar is inaccurate. Your ineffectual use of language means, on close reading, you don’t delineate yourself. The use of a man walking out in a Star Wars T-shirt, to exemplify your views, reinforces that you have nothing to say. ‘No discernible point’ made me laugh. You put ‘performance’ in apostrophes then said it consisted of mainly ‘shouty one-upmanship over superhero references’ and having seen him perform, his style is much like other comedians. The joke you included demonstrates that he is witty. Perhaps your problem is with stand-up? Maybe you dislike sci-fi? Don’t have a sense of humour? Whatever it is, writing solo star reviews makes you look bad, notably when composed without substance (other than mentioning kryptonite). http://www.facebook.com/dunder.head.58 Dunder Head What a rotten review. Did you write this crap in crayon? It’s a show about superheroes. Why mention that you’re not a sci fi buff and some bloke in a Star wars T-Shirt? What the fuck has that got to do with it? Typical Three Weeks sending some wet behind their ears wanker that’s just come out of their nappy to review a show.