On-the-spot inprov wasn’t as strong as scripted gags - Andi Osho review

COMEDIANS pick on their audiences. It’s a given, and when done well, it can produce running jokes that make the night even more memorable.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Oct 2012, 18:00 BST

So when Andi Osho began her 90-minute stand-up routine with a dissection of the front row, no-one batted an eyelid.

But I’m sorry to say it soon grated.

I like Andi Osho. I’ve watched her on comedy panel shows and in televised stand-up and felt proud that we had another female, British comedian who was doing well.

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But sadly her performance at the Studio on Friday spent too much time on unfunny audience members and too little time on the honest, down-to-earth comedy Osho is known for.

Yes, some surnames are funny. Getting married into an amusing surname offers a snigger or two. But move on. When she went back to her routine Osho was great – bold, brash comedy brought to life by a charming, unembarrassed physicality. But sadly those few moments of brilliance could not save the show. Disappointing.

Samantha Robinson