Dane Simpson’s latest show uses the formula of a lot of recent standup - take an event that happened to you recently and make a show about it. In this case, it’s largely on his short-but-sweet appearance on “Amazing Race: Celebrity Edition” with his dad Bow, and it gives him an excuse to do a show that largely consists of him talking about his relationship with his dad and his relationship with his own “Celebrity” – with his dad brought onto stage basically as a sidekick/active heckler.
It is, as Simpson says, a loose show, and it probably wouldn’t work as well outside the tight confines of the Acacia Room (one of several pop-up venues around Melbourne during the festival, it’s basically a small conference room turned into a comedy venue through the addition of chairs, a stage, microphones and a TV – which gives the show intimacy and a certain amount of “we’re all in this together”ness). But in this space, both Simpsons are delightful company for an hour – playing off each other with a mix of chaos and charm, including an end-of-show singalong that it’s impossible not to join in on.
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