The Udderbelly is back in town bringing some of the fringe festival atmosphere to Southbank. When we arrived at the Udderbelly it was absolutely heaving – thanks to the vibrant bar area and great weather one supposes! We were here tonight to check out a set from Jimeoin, an Irish Comedian who was pretty big in Australia when I was back there ages ago.

I was struck by how observant he was though I guess as a comedian you need to be. He really notices the small details of how people interact with each other (like the goodbye game – no one wants to be the first to say goodbye, the talking dirty to a girl thing, the “loose” hug from a girl who is angry at you, imitating chickens, pigeons and swans.) His observation on the awkward laughs at comedy shows and the pressure on the person who organised the comedy tickets to have it be funny was particularly apt and relevant!

He used a lot of physical movement and, I don’t know if it was rehearsed that way, but it all seemed really impromptu but still having a flow. He even read us a poem to moving music.

An enjoyable 40 minutes.