Komedia: The Maydays: Confessions

The Maydays: Confessions
The Komedia

Deep and dirty, anonymous confessions from audience members being spun into improvised comedy and songs. Curiosity was at the top of the bill as a friend and I sat in the wonderful Komedia, bearing the last of our shameless souls to each other. The curiosity quickly died as we witnessed a long, drawn-out party piece sink like the Titanic.

The illumination of the skeletons of fellow viewing friends and the occasional clever song lyric afforded the odd giggle from people who did not know The Maydays on a personal basis; however, many of the sketches stagnated and lacked the skill required to provide the audience with a quality evening of entertainment. 

Stand-up comedy is one of the most challenging acts in the entertainment world and the very idea of improvised stand-up is enough to make the knees of any professional quiver. We all have much love for the improvised stand up sections of 'Mock the Week', and even those are scripted. What are the odds that an amateur group are going to consistently deliver comedy gold over the space of an hour, even with the supply of material from an excellent source? Probably similar to that of Honduras winning the World Cup.

1/ 5 – Great idea, very brave, but incredibly ambitious. Would be better suited to an audience of family and friends.