Andy Parsons – Farnham Maltings
Parsons has one of the most distinctive - and funniest - voices on the comedy circuit. He uses it to pose a number of rhetorical questions to his audience – questions relating to life, relationships and politics. He then answers the questions in his own way with his absurdist observations and unique delivery.
He gives a masterclass of timing with his strong estuary accent and the stilted, stylised rhythm and with its unnatural pauses and weird inflections which initially seem annoying. But it soon emerges that this is a hugely effective way to ensure even the weakest gags get a great reception, knocking the audience’s expectations of the tempo of a joke for six.
Parson’s solo tour has been a major success with packed houses up and down the country. This reflects the admiration he has received from the popular TV comedy show ‘Mock the Week’ where Parson’s improvisational skills are further tested. For many years his major media work has been in a double act ‘Parsons & Naylor’ which all though not diseased is in temporary retirement mainly due to Parsons ability in showing he needs no one else apart from an audience to entertain.