Not so long ago I was lucky enough to see Richard Herring’s new stand-up routine “Someone Likes Yoghurt“, performed at Downstairs at the Kings Head, Crouch End’s local comedy venue. More than any of Richard’s work this act polarized the audience. Some (Like me) felt that it was brilliantly inventive comedy created from absolutely nothing, however others (Like my girlfriend) felt that a 45 minute set mainly concerning other people’s attitudes to a yoghurt buying incident was a bit much.
The act describes a trip to the supermarket, with the attempt to stock up on yoghurt products, and his reflection upon the comments of the check-out ladies. Most of the sketch is spent defending his manly status, which he feels is somewhat harmed by being accused of liking yoghurt more than the average bloke. He also goes into some detail about the ways he might consume his twelve yoghurts, and the various permutaions of yoghurt consumption. According to his web-site, an even longer version of this routine is destined to become Herring’s Edinburgh show this year.
And I might also add, Richard Herring writes a daily blog/journal thing called Warming Up which is very funny indeed.
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