Having a drunk ejected before the show starts is never an auspicious sign, especially when the majority of his cohorts are left behind but it seems that a beered up audience are exactly what We Are Klang need.
In an ideal world, sketch comedy should it’s slick, well scripted and well delivered, yet sometimes it’s nice to see a show when things go off base. Obviously this isn’t the case if the troupe simply doesn’t know their material but if the performers are having fun and flying by the seat of their pants you can be treated to some magic. Admittedly, Klang didn’t treat us to anything amazing but their adlibbed tomfoolery did add a certain something to their show.
It is clear by their ability to mix things up at the last moment that the three members of Klang have a great rapport and this solidarity shines through in all their sketches, with even the playful one-upmanship coming across in a positive light.
With an unhealthy obsession with spunk, and other bodily fluids, Klang’s material is far from cerebral but it is a lot of fun. They certainly aren’t the best troupe on the circuit but they are consistently chucklesome and that’s good enough for most people.
Despite the show being slightly slapdash in places, the only real criticism to level on Klang is that their skit about Christopher Richardson has little relevance to people who don’t know him and, while the latter half of the sketch is accessible to all, the majority falls flat and comes across as rather cliquey.
On the whole Yee-haa Klang is pretty good fun but make sure you grab a few beers first to get those funny juices flowing.
3/5
Richard Biggs
