one4review | On 21, Aug 2022

This is a brilliantly original show. Troy Hawke is an eccentric, Errol Flynn throw back, smoking jacket wearing and extremely well spoken articulate character created by Milo McCabe. As the show progresses we learn more about Troy Hawke and the extent of his eccentricities.

For the first fifteen minutes of the show Troy brilliantly interacts with a handful of audience members, all of who’s personal vibes are assessed via Scrabble maths! Who knew that a lot can be revealed about a person on account of their name and what that name adds up to in Scrabble maths. Troy instantly creates a rapport with the audience. This is a brilliant original hilarious show. It appears that half the audience are returning fans and the other half, myself included, have absolutely no idea what they have sjgned up to. This is not another stand up talking about their relationship or how they got through lock down. In fact, it’s like lock down never happened!

On planet Troy Hawke it’s all about standing outside random shops formally welcoming customers and actually being told off for freely offering your services. They really don’t like that “being polite to customers” nonsense at B&Q!

There also some Troy observations and theories on Boris Johnson, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other members of the illuminati and what possibly links them.

There are video clips shown throughout the show which are clever and give the show another dimension.

If you are looking for an original comedy experience then please see this show.

*****

Reviewed by Margot

Underbelly Bristo Square (Jersey)
until 28th Aug (extra shows times and venue differ)