Rich Hall and Otis Lee Crenshaw (****1/2) until Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Rich Hall is an Adelaide Fringe legend. And he keeps getting better with age.
His opening segment as Rich Hall is pure stand up gold. Yes, I am gushing a bit as I write this, but he is just so damned good it is hard to sound neutral.
Rich happily pokes fun at our habits and insular media (read “The Advertiser”) and then pokes fun at his own country, the US of A.
He barks and snarls his lines, wanders off the cuff, and prepares us for his alter ego, Otis Lee Crenshaw.
Otis, appearing courtesy of the Australian/US Prisoner Exchange program, and his band walk us through quirky, faux-chauvanistic, redneck-flavoured ditties in the guise of a country and western band.
We learn how to compare women to musical instruments, the dangers of Bundaberg Rum, and the subtlties of breaking up.
It is raucous, rough and razor sharp. It is Rich Hall. The safest spend of your Fringe budget.
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I’m definitely in agreement here. We went last night (Tuesday 17th) and we were blown away by his wit, audience involvement and local subject matter. As Otis Lee Crenshaw his improvised songs never failed to deliver and will add a impressively unique aspect to each night’s performance. The only negative thing I can say is an hour just wasn’t enough!
Saw him in Sydney last night. So quick off the mark it is breathtaking definitely a must see!
John, I actually agree with you. I think Rich/Otis could easily sustain two or two and a half hours.