Films are the best art form, declares Chris Thorburn, so he’s created a comedy show to evoke a trip to the movies. Thorburn studied film at university, then spent six years working at a cinema, “where you are essentially a glorified pick’n’mix bouncer”, so he’s earned his credentials as a “cineman”.
Part of Glasgow’s alternative comedy scene and a regular on BBC Radio’s Breaking the News, he has gained acclaim for his online sketches. There’s one about the awful moment you show someone a film that’s aged very badly (in this case, fictional noughties teen comedy Sex Times at Spring Break High) and his exploration of the six-syllable films that Deep Blue Something could have written about in place of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Both appear in his live show, sandwiched between sections of standup and other sketches that use song and screen to deliver their punchlines.
