Comedy Castrophe, presented by Hill and Jones, offers some funny sketches and some laugh out loud moments. They have put together some new sketches and added their own twists and humour.

Hill and Jones have some interesting role-playing comedy sketches, although these are often repeated which sadly loses the comedy value. For example, if an established comedy duo have a special guest on their show, it’s usually only one. In tjis show they trying to approach four, and it becomes stake. They could give more value to only approaching one to star in their show. The twist could be featuring different ones in each show. Allowing the duo to keep an element of surprise the show too.

The sketch that worked the best known my opinion was the frustration in booking shows online and consequently being directed everywhere else before returning to where you started. I felt my own frustrations rise and become annoyed on behalf of Hill.

The comedy duo have very clear strengths and weaknesses. They would benefit from watching other double acts live, who work in the Fringe to see how the performances are slicker and the timing’s are managed. Hill and Jones have a good onstage rapport and compliment each other. However, there’s more practice required for them to deliver a slick, strong, and polished show. Delivering good quality comedy is not for the faint-hearted.

The comedy sketches need to offer more variety and less repetition in order to keep the audience engaged in a sixty minute show. I would like to see them again once they have worked on their comedy show and have gained more confidence on the stage.

For more information about Hill and Jones-Comedy Castrophe, please use the link below.

Three Stars.

https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/hill-jones-comedy-catastrophe/

Company: Hill & Jones

Genre: Comedy
Duration: 60 mins

Serious comedian’ Ryan Hill and ‘loveable idiot’ Ben Jones present their ‘COMEDY SHOW GOES WRONG’ with ORIGINAL
MATERIAL, TRIBUTES TO COMEDY GREATS and much MORE SILLINESS!

Ryan, the serious comedian, desperately tries to keep his comedy sketch show on the rails while Ben, the loveable idiot, can’t help but cause things to go wrong!