Rob Oldham

Work in Progress

Saturday 4th May, 2019

12:15 pm | 60 mins

£ 7.50

The Upper Sixth

14+

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We all live on a giant spherical rock that is orbiting through the infinite void of space. How do we lead moral leaves in these baffling conditions? Is it possible to be ‘right’ when nothing is certain? Is live stand up comedy financially viable any more? Don’t worry, stand up comedian Rob Oldham will try to find out!

After his 2018 Fringe debut ‘Worm’s Lament’ (The Guardian’s ‘Top Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe’ – ‘A vivid snapshot of being young and half-alive in the 21st Century’), Rob is back with his ‘quirky, offbeat sensibilities that distil into smart jokes that rarely sound like anyone else’s’ (Chortle.co.uk).

Amongst other things, Rob asks whether being ‘a creative’ is worth living a mouldy house infested with gnats, what on earth that missionary bloke from Canada was thinking when he went to that island and got shot with an arrow, and if you can judge a newspaper’s moral worth by its font. Answers to these questions will be sought, jokes will be told, and an impending sense of doom will be momentarily lifted!

Restoration Levy – £1.50 of the advertised on-sale ticket price goes to Machynlleth Comedy Festival for the continued development and improvement of the event.

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