A Wednesday night, International Women's Day, what else is there to do except go and see a female comedian.
Managed to nab front row seats right next to her baby grand piano, and what followed was just over an hour of laughter. Well supported with a few props, the blackboard and very perfect childlike drawings being exceedingly well used, a number of songs, the use of the melody from Elton John's 'Your Song' linking some, and very amusing observations.
But here is the rub and not aimed at Rachael Parris but young comedians as a whole.
Its ageism.
They somehow think that anyone over say 50 does not exist, or certainly do not inhabit comedy theatres. Parris asked the audience who was over 30 to cheer, then those under 30 to do likewise. Very similar response but then, and probably seeing the audience a little better as this was at the start of the show, realised that there were a dozen or so of us who were much older. A little deflection in saying that if she had asked if the split was above and below 60 would not have worked comically, and she did have a point, but its not the first time we have encountered this apparent divide.
Our last visit to the Soho for the Pappy's Secret Dudes show, a similar theme arose (not by the Pappy boys though), and it was about having young children, Most of the audience we single, some married but without children (it was a Monday evening after all just before Christmas). But we had taken our nigh on thirty year old daughter and her boyfriend with us for their first comedy experience.
Ignoring all of that, Parris deserves the plaudits she has garnered already.
And yet again I have to say, catch her if you can.
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