This Review is from August 2022
Tony Law is very much a, er, law unto himself. He simply does comedy differently to everyone else. If there is a message in this deliberately shambolic hour (there probably is no message) then it’s a celebration of difference.
This is illustrated by Law’s prolonged use of diverse regional accents, some of which are surprisingly accurate. All of which are funny. The Scottish accent bit, in particular, had a great punchline.
Something about horse racing. I think Law lost his mum during the pandemic, and she was a fan of horses. Or a particular horse. He doesn’t elaborate too much; the show never gets even close to sad. If Law tells stories at all, he certainly doesn’t do so in a linear fashion. I’m as confused as you are.
I admit that I was laughing so much that I missed some of what he was saying, which added to the confusion. It’s very easy to lose any tenuous grip on what you think might be going on in a Tony Law show. The sooner one decides to hang the sense of it, strap in and let it happen, the more fun one will have.
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