After a show that revolved around emotional abuse I have to say New York comic Carmen Lynch’s show is quite the palate cleanser.
Acerbic, dry and very witty, not many people can open the shows with a joke that is technically about unwanted pregnancy, but this successfully set the dark tone of Carmen’s humour. I don’t think anyone is safe from her sharp observation, not the men she dates and not her Spanish niece’s grasp of written English.
This is not to say Carmen is mean, this is the woman who put fans on seats for her audience in the hot loft she was performing in. And it was hot, it’s not easy to hold an audience’s attention for an entire sweaty hour. It could have been the heat of the room, it could be that Carmen is extremely funny, but I did laugh until I very nearly vomited.
Apart from some material on devout Catholicism was with her all the way. I’m certainly with her on her opinion of men who use emojis, but it is when she is self deprecating that she is at her best, describing a medical situation regarding her knees and people’s reactions to her six foot figure.
A must see, just don’t steal any fans.
★★★★
Carmen Lynch: Lynched is at the Counting House at 16:00 until 27th August. For more information click here!
