 After
a sell-out runs at the Fringe in 2005 and 2006, Kevin McCarron returns for one night only
with his completely spontaneous hour of responsive, if not responsible, stand-up comedy,
with the subject matter coming almost entirely from audience suggestions.
The very title of his show is, quite literally,
the very first contribution he ever received from an audience member when he previewed it
in London, at the Laughing Horse, Soho.
McCarron is a highly experienced comedian and compere,
performing throughout the year at the nation-wide Laughing Horse chain of comedy clubs,
while also appearing at comedy venues up, down and across the UK, as well as in France,
Monaco and Spain.
He `grew up', so to speak, in New Zealand but has lived in
England for the past 20 years. He views the British way of life through the bemused
perspective of a colonial; one who understands the concept of politeness, for example, but
one who would also, every now and then, like to punch some civil servant's lights out.
Like many Antipodeans, McCarron has travelled the world, but,
unlike most of them, he has never worked behind a bar to support himself financially,
although he has leaned against more than his fair share of bars to support himself,
physically. Over the years McCarron has worked as a cleaner, a roadie, a teacher, a model
(ok, he didn't), a body guard (yes, he did), and a rock music critic.
He is married, with two staggeringly respectable young
children, both of whom look at his tattoos and his refusal to age with even a hint of
dignity with indignation and well-modulated despair.
Nuclear War will cover a huge range of subjects suggested by
the audience, but Kevin will no doubt talk about many of his favourites: from rugby union,
Justin Timberlake, drug consumption, nightclubs, tattoos, Shakespeare and sex in parked
cars, to cowboy films, problem drinking, sex shops, dancing, dead cats, and, of course,
Pingu.
'Brilliantly Quick Witted' - Time Out, Comics
Choice
'Kevin can command an audience' - Martin
Kellner
'Excellent Timing' - Arnold Brown 'Top London
Comic' - Liberty Radio
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