Jon Richardson has been the quiet comedy might that backs up the off-the-wall, slightly surreal ramblings of Sean Lock and the often over-the-line badmouthery of Jimmy Carr on 8 Out of 10 Cats for a while now. He’s a bank of funny anecdotes and commentary on his own straight-laced, but slightly perverted perception of life and his 2011 live show, It’s Not Me it’s You, went on tour throguhout Autumn, following on from a successdul stint at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Being an apparently old and surly fellow at such a youthful age is pretty funny to watch and his geekish sensibleness is easily a match for David Mitchell. In all fairness, a conversation between David Mitchell and Jon Richardson would be class to see, but equally they may cancel eachother out in terms stoic charm and end up just sitting quietly with slippers, a nice blanket and the whole literary output of Charles Dickens to keep them entertained.
It’s Not Me it’s You may well have been undoubtedly mundane and everyday, maybe even hum-drum, but it was also pretty funny on the whole. Bringing together elements of his previous sell out show, Don’t Happy Be Worry, along with all new material, Jon Richardson’s live tour is turned out to be a pessimistic wonderland of serious comedic misanthropy. If you’ve never seen him on TV or at a live show, check out the video below of his stand-up efforts for Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.
John Richardson, It’s Not Me It’s You tour dates:
20-28th Aug 2011 – Pleasance Ace Dome, 2.30pm – 0131 556 6550
23rd Sep 2011 – Lancaster, Grand Theatre – 01524 64695
30th Sep 2011 Belfast, The Waterfront – 028 9033 4455
1st Oct 2011 – Cirencester, Sundial Theatre – 01285 654228
7th Oct 2011 – Lincoln Comedy Festival, Lincoln Drill Hall – 01522 873894
8th Oct 2011 – Barrow-in-Furness, The Forum – 01229 820000
12th Oct 2011 – Harrogate Theatre – 01423 502 116
13th Oct 2011 – Sheffield, Comedy Festival – 0114 249 6000
14th Oct 2011 – Wrexham, Glyndwr University – 01978 293293
20th Oct 2011 – Canterbury Shirley Hall (The King’s School), Canterbury Festival – 01227 787787
27th Oct 2011 – Eastleigh, The Point – 023 8065 2333
28th Oct 2011 – Salford, The Lowry – 0843 208 6010
29th Oct 2011 – Salford, The Lowry – 0843 208 6010
5th Nov 2011 – Yeovil , Octagon Theatre – 01935 422884
11th Nov 2011 – Potters Bar, Wyllyotts Theatre – 01707 645 005
12th Nov 2011 – Falmouth, Princess Pavilion – 01326 211222
