Great evening in the company of a great comedian
by spleet on 04/12/2024The Opera House Wellington - WellingtonRating: 5 out of 5Wasn't sure quite what to expect. I had seen John on chat shows before and read how big he was, but aware he'd been away from the circuit for a while. Not your typical stand up routine, the comedy woven in through at times touching life stories and real experiences. But it's what made it different and great. John carried the audience with him all the time, no heckling, everyone almost hanging on his every word, and when there was a punchline it brought the house down, and when there wasn't it was equally as impressive, because you knew it was real and genuine, and it would lead into another. It was more like one of those 'an evening with' shows at times, and everyone loved it for that. My wife is a convert, even though she struggled with few words of the scouse accent. I for one will be keeping an eye out for future tours if he makes it back to New Zealand, we both said we'd keen to go to another of his shows. The Opera House, while a lovely venue, was however steaming hot and very cramped, which for a sell out show that ran well over 2 hours made it a bit of an exercise in endurance, for a lesser act I think there might have been a few people leaving early from the upper tiers.