| 07 August 2011
Watching this series of sketches felt like the equivalent of being strapped to a chair and forced to watch Dick and Dom pull each other’s fingers. This could have been forgiven had it been advertised in the Children’s Shows section of the Fringe guide, but alas, as I checked my ticket, there was no such relief.
This was a penis-costume level of humour, so it was hardly a shock when—surprise, surprise—Nadia came shuffling out of the wings dressed as a towering pink cock and balls. To be fair, the partners of this double act obviously thrive on and delight in each other’s company, and the show is well-balanced in regards to their silliness. Sadly, their sketches just feel juvenile and clunky. Indeed, with titles like ‘Mystery Murder Sketch’ and ‘Heaven Scene,’ to name but a few, one could be mistaken for thinking they were watching a Year Nine talent show.
The only saving grace of The Behemoth was the ‘Victorian Sketch’ between the ‘oh so deleeecious’ Miss Orinoco and her unrelenting male suitor Lord Frump. Cue three minutes of engaging dialogue that provoked genuine belly laughs.
They’d have faired better pitching this at Cbeebies rather than the Edinburgh Fringe audience.
John-Luke Roberts and Nadia Kamil: The Behemoth, Pleasance Courtyard, 3-29 Aug (not 16), 4.45 pm
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