Danny McChrystal - A Theory of Everything.
Possibly Auckland's smallest comedy venue, The Brooklyn Bar, was packed for the debut of Scouse comic Danny McChrystal's first show of the festival.
And he didn't disappoint.
It's Danny's first solo show this year having usually been on the
boards with fellow comic Reuben Lee but despite the absence of his
former partner, he's self assured, funny and scornfully funny.
Even Danny himself seemed a little bemused at how small the packed cavern like bar was with a feeling people "were right up in his face."
But that didn't put him off.
Opening with an hilariously strong riff about the drinking ads - you know, the one with the "Don't bring your mates along", he's a master at turning the sublime into the sublimely funny.
That initial piece sets the tone for the night as he paces the relatively tiny stage turning his attention to many things - from too many ads on free to air TV during movies to a clear hatred of the world of office work, there's plenty of recongisable material to get your teeth into.
With a playful scorn and a self punctuating (slightly nervous) laugh at the end of his set pieces, McChrystal covers all manner of topics and while he throws in some slightly corny gags here and there, you forgive him because of the strength of the rest of his material.
Affable and amusing, as well as acidic in places, McChrystal is
well worth your time - it's just a shame the Brooklyn Bar corridor
like feel doesn't provide the best venue for his clearly obvious
talents.
