Comedy Review: Dylan Moran-What It Is

Star and writer of hit comedy Black Books and timeless comic, Dylan Moran is also one of my favourite comedians never truly right without his glass of wine (and tea!) in one hand and cigarette in the other. His presentation skills and comedic style is a complete mixture of seemingly drunken slurred shouting, random ideas and fierce cynical wit which would never sound plausible until you listen to him for five minutes, then you realise not only is it possible, it’s hilarious!

Through his comedy tours, most recently called What It Is, Moran has grown in the public eye and deservedly so, his world-weary ranting about subjects of today, the evolution of technology and the battle of the sexes and most recently children and their mysterious ways never fails to entertain but also never depresses-conversely it only highlights the direness of situations and enhances their ludicrousness.

Listening to Moran’s comedy is basically watching a middle aged grumpy Irish git that is enjoying every minute of it; the thing that makes him stand out is that instead of listening to an age-old rant we have all heard time and again he takes simple everyday situations and breaks all his boundaries-some un- P.C. some completely unfounded whilst swear like a trooper and sipping demurely from his foster beer.

Another thing that makes me smile whenever I listen to Moran, he never ceases to stress how childish men are-citing himself as an example and the constant struggle he faces dealing with everyday life. Its’ heart-warming listening to a man who appears to be normal on the outside, yet give him five minutes and I guarantee he will force you, by wearing you down with his faultless logic, to take a second look at anything-and when you start seeing the world in his way it will be a brighter place.