We’ve had some pretty poor luck with sketch comedy this year but thankfully Stickmen have given us renewed hope in the genre.
With a solid sixty minutes of quick fire, slightly twisted skits the Stickmen thoroughly bolster the genre and manage to rack up a decent amount of hits. There are a number of flops in their repertoire but their bouncy, devil may care attitude keeps things buoyant and it is easy to gloss past the low moments. There are also a few moments that some people may feel go beyond the pale but, in general, the Stickmen’s humour stays on the right side of the line, with the exception of one moment of crass audience manipulation that has no place amongst this joyous ensemble.
Year One clearly demonstrates that this new group have a great deal of talent amongst them but it looks like that they need a little more work to really hit their stride. As a first offering it’s pretty good but with a little more work it could be damn good.
Like a fine wine, the Stickmen will undoubtedly improve with every year.
3/5
Richard Biggs
