At the start of his show, Reginald D Hunter recalls how his daughter recently saw him performing. While she enjoyed his skilful set, she told him that he does not do "jokey jokes". There's no doubt he can write offspring-pleasing zingers, but the contemplative American is too much of a virtuoso to resort to wall-to-wall jokey jokes.
Hunter's latest tour is titled The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t. It is a crude but bold title that neatly encapsulates his philosophy. Hunter has no time for trifling quotidian matters. His set moves elegantly from big topic to big topic, concisely skewering each subject then moving on.
