The token opening of a comedy set " even in its postmodern guise " is becoming tired and uninspired. All hail the trad crowd-work of masters like Al MurrayIt's an odd artform, standup " not least in its relationship to spontaneity. More so than other performing arts, it's committed to the pretence of seeming off-the-cuff, and never more so than in the crowd work that still opens so many shows. "And what do you do for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AM on March 11, 2016