O2, LondonIn the opening sequence of Michael McIntyre's new show, a video portrays him as some sort of machine: a standup Terminator, assembled backstage by hi-tech gadgetry. It's a revealing self-portrait, grimly borne out by a first half in which the primetime king ticks the boxes of all the most predictable observational comedy subjects, and gives them artificial life. The contrast with a lively and more personal …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PM on December 8, 2016