Never saw this before. Its a review of my 2005 Edinburgh show from that citys Jewish gazette. (I assume theres only one, but what do I know?. I remember the reviewer and though he claimed to be one from the outset, I assumed he just said that to get in free. He was quite the character and I liked him and as it turned out, he really did review the damn thing. The link was to a PDF, so I copied the text and pasted it here, but the source can be found at google/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=91&ved=0CB0QFjAAOFo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedinburghstar.info%2FES52.pdf&ei=ZDarVJqTCo-cygSct4CgAw&usg=AFQjCNHYxlfD9tmuurSfg8VOhEJ1XieCsA&bvm=bv.82001339,d.aWw&cad=rja. Jesus, now I see that the formatting of the paste is all weird, but its not weird enough to be unreadable, so Im gonna leave it that way. ****** Also at the Smirnoff Baby Belly was another great find, Andrew J. Lederer in Me And Hitler. I have to admit that I was rather intrigued as to how someone had got Hitler into the title of a comedy show, but as Mr. Lederer pointed out fairly early on, he had apparently been to see Boothby Graffoe in a previous show who had simply said, Hitler sells tickets, and circumstances reminded him of this! In fact it is the first question Lederer asked the audience, Why have I got Hitler in the title of my show? Is he doing the encore? asked one bright spark in the audience, and that more or less set the tone for the show. It was a very interactive comedy show, not once did Lederer sit on the chair provided on the stage, but sat amongst the audience benches at the front, almost conducting a debate. When the Brooklyn-based comedian met the fabled Nazi documentarian Leni Reifenstahl, he realised he was now only two degrees of separation from Adolf Hitler. Later, a chance encounter with the doctor whod ministered to Hermann Goering during the Nuremberg Trials, found Andrew wearing Goerings watch and ring. It reminded him of the time hed worn a tuxedo that had been owned by the late Mel Blanc to an animation awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Another voice artist was complaining that hed done many voices in Warner Bros. cartoons but that Blanc, who did Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck among others, had hogged all the credit. Andrew told him, Youre still around to complain but all thats here of Mel is his suit, which Im wearing. Youve won. Likewise, the architect of the Jews extinction was gone and a Jewish comedian was wearing his ring. The Jews had won. This Jew, anyway! In telling this tale Lederer asked many questions of the audience to trigger the debate; however, he picked on me as I was trying to blend into the background (as usual), and was rather taken aback because Im not quite as shy as I may appear, and I ended up asking him for Equity Rates! At one point, to illustrate who survives in an argument, he told a tale of the origin of the Mars Bar. However, another Jewish lady in the audience and I sidetracked the debate to include Cadburys, Rowntreess, Nestlés and Duncans. He seemed quite at ease with all the audience participation, but he did ban me from answering any more questions, saying judging by your past record well just ASSUME you know the answer! Roll on next years Quiz Night I say! Lederer is a gifted storyteller, and adapts to the changing flow of topics with consummate ease. He didnt have any backing tracks or music, so on running out of time, which was a great shame, he serenaded the audience as they left the venue with broad grins on their faces!
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 01:24:31 +0000
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