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Sam Simmons - The Science of Sex and Boredom

By Marcus Felicetti ⋅ April 23, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

There are some things the ordinary mind could never conceive. Things like a talking couch, bread-shoes, and feeding bird to the breads (That’s not a typo.).Ôø?Ôø? But all that suggests is that Sam Simmons is no ordinary comic. His new show The Science of Sex and Boredom is 40% multimedia, 35% stand-up and 14% re-enactment of weird life experiences (Percentages may vary from show to show.).

The genius of this show lies in its ability to present the banal in weird terms, like a pool maintenance video that is feeling under valued, or ‘Family Feud’ and its (in)ability to function as a point of connection between a man and a woman. It is a trip inside the head of a bald guy who is looking for love in strange ways while receiving in depth psychoanalysis from his sofa. Add to this a few moments of Pavarotti-style opera, and the result is an experiment in pushing the boundaries of the absurdist tradition, with unbounded energy and confidence. Favourite moments for me were the split seconds after a weird joke when he cringed as if to say, ‘What the hell am I on about?’

It is a wild ride’ but if you are looking for something different, look no further!