A performer 40 years into their career usually has some reliably solid schtick and a way to keep that entertaining the market. Certainly Bob Downe, he of the supreme dagginess in song, dance, hairstyle and dress-sense, has a timeless way of attacking multiple retro hits, this time largely from the year of his "birth" (1985ish), with various talks about his way of engaging in the wider world, whether it be through young people, apps, or through acquiring a younger sidekick to emulate his unique singing and dancing styles. It's a fun 80 minutes down memory lane with Bob - who's slightly evolved these days, partially due to the guy behind Bob, Mark Trevorrow, having a very active career as himself, presenting publicly at Mardi Gras and on varous ABC projects, the gags about Bob being not-very-successfully-closeted have largely disappeared into the background (though there is a video appearance by his long-term fiance, Coralee Hollow (Gina Riley)). There's choreography, there's his trademark teeth-forward, crazy-eyed vowels-only-song stylings, and there's a fabulous costume change for the encore, plus a plug for the merch-stand during the show. What more could you possibly want?
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