I’m writing this review from bed because Nikki Spunde has really
inspired me to be lazy, to embrace it and relax. The Lazy Show is a 2:45pm show
on weekends and public holidays during the Festival, the perfect follow-up to a
lazy lie-in and a relaxed brunch and… that’s not for you, that’s just for
Nikki. Even at quarter-to-three in the afternoon, she’ll still be recovering
from the morning.
Nikki has been thinking about doing this show for a while and she’s
only just getting around to it. Part of the show is to guess how long she has
been planning to do stand-up and I don’t want to spoil the answer, but back
then she was friends with hackers, learning to be a model and she was a dude.
Just wait til you see the flashback costume change, it’s very minimalist.
As much as this show is about Nikki’s laziness, the show itself is
tightly scripted and entertaining – from the lengthy introduction to the very
smart conclusion. Nikki is warm and personable; stand-up has never been so fun
as when she does it from a comfy leather chair, sipping from a china tea-cup.
The audience might identify with the central premise but they
might miss how well thought-out and put together this show is. Sometimes there’s
a benefit in taking your time – and maybe that’s not laziness at all?
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