Radio West Pier

Edinburgh Comedy Fringe Review
The Standing Order – The 'Radio West Pier' Show
14th August 2008
By Kerry Pike (student)

If you can only afford to get to one show make sure it's this one. I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when my friends(Caz, Marie, Ellie) suggested I go to this comedy gig, despite being quite packed we squeezed in at the back and sat on the bar. Chuffed to hell it's a free gig and well worth the overdraft money. Despite the intensity and at the same time naivety of the jocular jester known as Jah Scooterman, (as if his stage presence and his ability to carry off and don such an eclectic mix of materials wasn't enough!!!- but I know what direction my portfolio is headed for next
term), the show began with reference to his former rather unsuccessful attempts of trying to get noticed by denying that any of it happened. It literally threw up more questions than answers and made you want to know more about this 'in your face' character. The show continues with his current daily processes and routines of living in a underground shack (known as Radio West Pier as it is situated underneath it off the coastline in Brighton, Sussex) and although his sidekick is only heard via intercom/telephone line you get the sense of what these two madcap presenters get up to, especially when mentioning the 'Commandments'. The audience was invited and sometimes not, to ask questions, for example: 'Do you pay Council Tax'? The innovative if not office applicable flip chart and his constant references to anal noises makes this a students dream……..I found it funny and so did everyone around me
(which was a mix of all shapes and sizes and ages to boot). You'd be very lucky to get a ticket for tomorrow show but I'd try anyway because it was worth every penny and you never know you might spot Dustin Hoffman in the audience again!!