‘This isn’t a show… It’s a tutorial!’ is the declaration Brian Longwell uses to launch I Didn’t Vote For George W, the most hilarious review of American politics and society I have ever seen.
Longwell faces his audience with only his overhead projector and a few handmade slides to aid him, but manages to win the audience over immediately with his charisma and dry comedic style.
The show was not the shadow of Fahrenheit 9/11 that I expected, but rather a fresh and light-hearted look at the political landscape of the USA that leaves the audience feeling amused rather than horrified and disempowered. Longwell gets his point across with style and humour and does not rely on over-done Dubya-bashing, regardless of how much he might deserve it.
This is definitely one for anyone horrified or mystified by the American political machine, or by the country that elects leaders like George W. The show is universally funny but it was clear from the response of the audience that there were extra layers of humour for the Americans watching the show.
4/5
Matthew Straw
