Ali Duggan
The Pun 2006 Reviews »
In the tradition of the well-known US sitcom ‘Herman’s Head’, Yianni plays the roles of the four dominant voices in his head: love, logic, fear and libido (the latter bizarrely yet somehow aptly named ‘Pierre’). He narrates their journey through a relationship (spotting, meeting, relationship, breaking up), jumping in and out of character as required.
Each voice has a different personality, and while each was distinct, the character development was better in some than others. It was no coincidence that ‘Pierre’, the hilarious Libido, was the only named voice, as he …
The Pun 2006 Reviews »
Pastor Michael clearly watches a lot of late night cable channels. He has the manner of a sleazy Dixieland preacher and the knack of making a low budget infomercial down to a fine art. Unfortunately, the show doesn’t go far beyond these one-dimensional parodies.
Michael makes good use of his timeslot, by screening self-promoting commercials, performing ‘miracles’ and involving the audience in saccharine singalongs (The last of which is particularly good.). His use of merchandise is another clever feature.
However, most of Pastor Michael’s jokes revolve around a fairly adolescent play on …
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