After introducing the show with a (somewhat long) montage video of moustaches, Glenn Wool takes the stage. With his growling voice and immaculate facial hair, Glenn has an intimidating presence. With his tales of sex, drugs and alcohol he has certainly earned him his self proclaimed title as the ‘rock star comedian’.
Covering the topics of racism, religion, alcohol, cocaine and addiction, Glenn somehow manages to add his own personal take on these well-worn subjects. There’s a few lazy jokes scattered throughout the show, but they’re deftly worked in with more sophisticated material. His teardown of religion and atheism was at once familiar and uniquely and passionately hilarious. Glenn also enjoys dropping briefly out of the show to provide commentary on his jokes and the audience reaction to them.
Glenn was also given the opportunity to show his skill at dealing with troublesome audience members. Completely shutting down the interruptions while galvanising the rest of the audience against the troublemaker brought the show quickly back in line and got Glenn back onto track and straight into the punchlines again.
This is an accomplished show from a skilled performer, and while it might not quite have the same impact of his previous work, you would struggle to find a reason to be disappointed.
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