Comedy Festival 2018: Andy Zaltzman mocks the big issues in Right Questions, Wrong Answers ★★★
RIGHT off the bat, you know Andy Zaltzman is going to have trouble answering the big questions facing the world today — but the satirical master will do his best.
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RIGHT off the bat, you know Andy Zaltzman is going to have a bit of trouble facing the big questions facing the world today.
In Right Questions, Wrong Answers, Zaltzman was always going to have a tougher time mocking this year than the previous two, which included Brexit and Trump’s presidential campaign. But his intelligent brand of comedy still finds ways to pose satirical questions in thought-provoking ways.
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The UK comedian’s show is mainly focused around his two loves, the United Kingdom and cricket — and if you like either of those things, or hearing Zaltzman embarrass both of them in his unique comedic way, then this is definitely a show for you.
His newest show has some bumpy parts, where at times he does forget his place, but this somehow makes him more endearing as you realise just how much dialogue Zaltzman is whipping through during his fast-paced show where the hour flies by.
The host of the global hit podcast The Bugle, Zaltzman’s show isn’t complete without touching on Australia’s ball-tampering crisis, which he encapsulates perfectly and hilariously from a British perspective.
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Nothing is safe as the fiendishly sharp satirist takes a swing at everything going on in the world today.
It isn’t Zaltman’s finest hour of comedy, with a few of his pre-recorded tape bits and props falling flat, but the UK funny man is still a true master of satire, and big fans of him won’t be left disappointed.
Andy Zaltzman, Right Questions, Wrong Answers
Melbourne Town Hall, cnr Swanston and Collins sts, until April 22.
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