Even though his shows are frequently sold out, as Jon Richardson comes on stage he starts by worrying about the comfort of his audience in a room that’s too hot. When a comedian shows that much genuine care and interaction while slipping in a joke or two, you know you’re in for a treat.
The show does not disappoint. Like the previous years, Richardson plays on the contrast between his intense charisma and friendly guy attitude, and the fact his shows are based on how difficult he is to be with. He is endearingly self-deprecating and makes the audience laugh to tears with details about why he is too complicated to be in a relationship, or how he involuntarily tested the patience of a customer service representative over the phone. In an hour that seems like twenty minutes, he manages to attack BT, the BNP, London, and details all that went bad on his last first date. In a show focused on ‘perfection’, Richardson instead worries about imperfections and gets angry at small details of every day life. But the genius of the show is that, in front of this person full of little obsessions, the spectators cannot help identifying with his quirks or his love for packing square things when moving houses.
Richardson describes himself as grumpy throughout the show, but after an hour the audience leaves feeling incredibly full of positive energy, wishing they could tell him they are not that different.
5/5 
Adeline Amar
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