A rising comic talent (Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing (DVD))

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Product:	Michael McIntyre Live & Laughing (DVD)
Date:	20/10/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Funny

Disadvantages: Not mean enough for some?

Michael McIntyre has really made a name for himself as a comic in the last year or so - his comic roadshow on the BBC in particular has made him a vital talent in providing a platform for other struggling comics, and his style has evidently been very popular with the release of this DVD.

At heart I am flagrantly a bigger fan of more risque comedy like Frankie Boyle, but McIntyre's brand of more observational, quirky humour succeeds largely because of his own charm. He rarely swears and instead focuses on his charismatic delivery, and although he speaks at length about his wife and child, you wouldn't be too remiss if you thought that he was gay.

Although it's not as crude as the aforementioned Frankie Boyle, it's not a squeaky clean affair by any means; there are some daring jokes but it's delivered in what's typically a more acceptable way than the cross-the-line manner of Boyle. He's also a lot more harmless and less acerbic than Boyle whilst also being rather witty and clever.

While a lot of people have criticised Boyle's stand-up DVD for essentially recycling jokes from Mock the Week (or vice versa, as the stand-up was filmed a while before it was release), this reportedly doesn't suffer the same fate; newer episodes of At the Apollo do see the odd jibe creep in, but mostly this is fresh stuff that he doesn't seem to repeat so much.

There's not so much swearing here, but there's enough daring and outrageous humour to please most about everyone; in particular a jibe about his son, who appears to possibly be anti-semetic is rather memorable. It's less hate-driven than Boyle or Carr, whilst also still being devastatingly funny.

Summary: A solid stand-up