Hi there
Last week I went to see Jack and Michael Whitehall - The Whitehalls Live - in Wellington. These two are father and son from the series "Travels with my Father" on Netflix. Jack is a stand-up comedian and you can see him on many You Tube clips and, of course, Netflix, with his full-length comedy shows. I adore his type of comedy. It's very theatrical and quite physical. He has a posh background, calls his father "Daddy" and went to boarding school with Robert Pattinson (his arch nemesis).
Jack bounces around a lot on stage. His full explanation about the hotel conveyer belt toaster has me always in giggles. You Tube clips of this tend to cut off the toaster skit just before the finish.
Michael is the droll father. At the show, there were people in the audience with "Michael Whitehall Appreciation" tote bags.
Jack talked about his new-born baby and how we never see first photos of babies immediately they're born. Because the image is so horrendous... The babies' first pix always show them cleaned up and spiffy-looking.
She wasnt advertised as being in the show, but everybody knew that Michael's wife and Jack's mother would make an appearance. Hilary came on stage replicating Australian Raygun's Olympic breakdance performance, Aussie uniform and all.
But ... Australia? She did realise she was in New Zealand? I guess Australia had the majority of stops included in their Southern Hemisphere tour.
The second half of the show was where the three Whitehalls sat on a sofa and talked through hilarious back stories.
There was an absolutely full house ..
Last November I saw the live show "Kingdom of Bling", a satire musical written by "Rocky Horror Show" writer, Richard O'brien, who was the narrator in this 'bling' musical. The show also starred half-a-dozen well-known kiwi actors and comedians. It was treated as a radio show with each person coming up to a microphone.
The plot was about a couple of kids discovering a magic land that was run roughly along the lines of the USA elections with an evil Trump-like overlord.
Richard O'Brien wrote brilliant rhyming to this musical. So nice to see Richard in person. He has retired back to New Zealand.
You know I'm a terrible photographer? Here's Richard O'Brien taking his bow.
