Sunday, May 16, 2010
Excellence at last and Paul Burling
A glimpse of the bright future with Twist and Pulse and the dark past with Paul Burling.
Some excellent acts at last! Josh Barry was a good singer for sure and has charisma, is he destined for greatness? Not sure. The really great act of the night was Twist and Pulse, a eccentric dance comic combo. This is a very interesting act and may be the dark horse in the competition; one of the judges (Amanda was it?) sagely noted that this was a glimpse of the future. Exceptional and original, full marks. The judges missed the talent of Alyn James in order to paint him as a depressive, a pity. With a little polish and encouragement Alyn would have made the grade, instead he was fed to the lions for a cheap laugh. The audience are proving to be a real problem this year - hysterical and easily pleased, they add nothing but noise and vulgar displays of emotion.
I liked Mark James' act. His rendition of Rene and Renatta in two halves was witty and rather good, this 'cat' has potential. The dance acts are becoming a blur of amazing choreography all with similar names designed to confuse, so much talent and dedication in this category.
The "it would mean everything" act
So not to disappoint, amongst the excellent acts was a real piece of F grade tripe: The last act of the night was Paul Burling, a cringe makingly desperate "impressionist" Apparently "it would mean everything" if he got to perform in front of Her Majesty The Queen.
Impressionists usually provide a satirical or comic comment with their delivery, Rory Bremmner, Mike Yarwood? Paul Burling reminded me of Spike from Hi-de-Hi, or maybe Mr Partridge aka Whimsical Willie the Juggling Joker. Why, for example, mimic Harry Hill? Hill is himself a satirical pastiche - and what is the entertainment value in a mimic of Olive Oyl and Popeye? None. It might work in a pub, or in a dingy seaside town I suppose.
In providing a mimic of Harry Hill, Burling is the entertainment equivalent of a toxic derivative, and may cause a sharp decline in talent futures. I could do without his sob stories as well, he should join Mr. Patridge at the bar and drown his sorrows.
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4 comments:
Nestov! Yet again, another fantastic entry to your endlessly hilarious blog. Each day, after my midnight wank over Emma Watson and my Stilton and oatcake snack I visit your blog. I also find it entertaining to mock people's talent while having absolutely none myself. Keep up the good work and don't listen to the vast majority of people who think you're a grumpy middle aged git who works behind a computer and uses his own 'tears as lube'. I'm sure you're a lively and compassionate man in real life.
Yours,
Brian
p.s Try using durex tingle next time instead of your own tears, it works a treat.
I disagree. I (like most people) enjoyed his awe inspring performance.
Ha. Funny.
Wait.... Oh no it's not. Paul Burling is actually really funny.
Paul Burling is a mimic, parrots can do that. You really think that a mimic is funny? Why? Paul Gibson says he "owned the stage" the reason was the crowd!! like pavlov's dog they just reacted to a basic stimulus.
Burling has no depth to his act, he should stick to selling phone message cassette tapes.
"a grumpy middle aged git"
Enjoy your oatcakes.
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