A few weeks ago I became embroiled in an unusually civilised social media debate about live comedy. A theory was floated that there are two types of stand-up comedian. Those that tell jokes and those that tell stories. Dara Ó Briain excels at both. His latest show, Re: Creation, is a supercharged club set, a storytelling masterclass and then some.
In fact there are three strands here. The aforementioned gags and narrative arc, but first Ó Briain’s trademark crowd work. Few are as skilled as the imposing Irishman at conjuring up inspired material out of the thinnest audience info. On this occasion he struck gold with a fan who fixes car park cameras. Though judging by the number of car theft victims he also unearthed more cameras clearly need fixing.
