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Ross Noble
March 6th 2009
Bournemouth Pavillion
Dingledodies. The word was coined by Jack Kerouac in the book On The Road (1957) with the rough meaning of the people in your life who give you energy and generally cheer you up in their own unique way. Russell Howard has used this as the clever title to his UK tour and the reason behind it is clear to see by everyone lucky enough to be laughing away in attendance.
With reference to the title, much of his show was focussed on his close friends and family and the stories that have accumulated through his life so far. The excellent take on school antics and the bizarre events him and his mates got up to were a particular highlight. It felt as though Russell was having as much fun retelling the things he had seen and experienced as the crowd was hearing it for the first time. Which may be why he looks so natural on stage. Many comics explain of their nervousness before performing. Lee Evans is notorious for sharing his trepidation once stepping on stage with the crowd for instance. But with Russell Howard it seems as though he looks forward to performing and basically having a good laugh with everyone at his and his mates fortunes/mis-fortunes.
Due to Russell's sheer joy for life conveyed in the stories and through his general personality, it felt as though everyone left the show not only with massive grins across their faces, but also with a determination to put a fun spin on events and be more positive.
He seemed to just be having a really fun time and is well on his way to becoming the next big stand up act from our shores.
So successful has his tour been thus far, extra dates have since been added.
Mark Dean 2009 ©
Such a fantastic past pedigree which has come about from TV appearances, past performances available on DVD and touring all across the country meant everyone turning up to the Bournemouth Pavilion had been counting down the days to the show.
It's well known that Ross Noble can produce genius stories and thoughts from what at the time seems like something fairly mundane. On this evening Ross dives straight in with 20 minutes of side splitting laughter on the back of just one of the audience members waving at him. Operating in front of a Ross Noble monster with 4 heads, the star of the evening was able to bounce from one person in the audience to the other effortlessly. Only at times Ross ventured into his own comedic exploits.
But with such a vocal Bournemouth crowd, it was the man in the mask, strange laughs and stalker like fans that provided more than enough material for Ross to tap into. It's still mesmerising to watch. Everyone can imagine bit's and piece's from time to time, but to be able to make everything you say funny and bizarre and not thinking about it too much is incredible. Most people would blurt out inaudible tones but Ross Noble can fire it at the crowd as if it's been rehearsed over and over again.
This show of course produced mass hysteria and rightly so, as the hilarity reached levels rarely seen by other stand up comedians. The affection shared between Ross and the Bournemouth audience was visible and the show had a friendly feel as if he was just the more vocal of a roomful of mates. Well, apart from the rant aimed at elderly people talking in a cinema. That was all about Ross Noble….
Mark Dean 2009 ©
Russell Howard
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Bournemouth Pavillion
