A fun, cosy comedy show
Lou Sanders’s show ‘No Kissing in the Bingo Hall’ is a fun, cosy evening where Lou chats about apparently whatever crosses her mind, and also is vaguely themed towards ageing as a woman.
The first half contained a chat show, featuring three audience members and Lou as the host (because, as she pointed out, women don’t get to host chat shows). By using completely random audience members, an element of improvisation was added, and it showed how naturally funny Lou is. Despite the risk leading to the guests being quite reserved, she still took whatever they said and made the audience laugh.
There was a short break, and then the second half was more of a typical stand-up routine. A good comedy show is measured on the audience’s reaction, and the evening was certainly not short of laughs. Lou’s bubbly personality and air of self-deprecating confidence makes you feel at ease to laugh with her at her various misfortunes and embarrassing stories. Her stubbornly positive nature clearly resonated, and left me feeling surprisingly inspired.
I felt that the show could have been improved by a smaller venue, as it would have increased the intimacy which suited her. I think some people would struggle to follow her rapid delivery, but of course comedy is very subjective, and those who like her style won’t take issue with that.
Overall it was a nice evening out and while my sides weren’t split, I still appreciated it and there were plenty of people in the audience who greatly enjoyed it.