Review: Chris Ramsey, ‘Offermation’, The Soho Theatre, London

As soon as Chris Ramsey came on stage, his ease and eagerness to interact with the audience was apparent and, if there wasn’t a time limit, the interactivity could have gone on indefinitely but, believe me, nobody would even think to look at their watches!

Ramsey’s likeability, charisma and “sandancing” charm created a relaxed feel to the whole show with seamless transitions from one brilliantly told story to the next and some really fantastic attention to detail! The fast-paced and highly energetic articulation of each joke both linguistically and physically and the relatability of each anecdote was so well-delivered that the odd heckle was not in fact a heckle but was the perfect example of audience members just “joining in” because they were completely captivated by each story.

As a theme for the nominated Foster Comedy Award show, “Offermation” is quite a broad topic but like a spider-diagram of ideas, Ramsey pulled out both the non-sensical truth of the state of modern technology and communication whilst also highlighting just how funny each of these non-sensical truths are.

For a comedian to say at the end of a performance “I hope you’ve enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the show” expresses not only how enjoyable it was, from both sides of the stage, but also just how good the atmosphere and buzz in the room was, especially after the finale of the show, which was as surprising as it was superb!

Whereas the Urban Dictionary might suggest that the information in ‘Offermation’ was “useless” and “unwanted”, at the end of the show, the only thing “unwanted” was for the show to end!

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