“All in all an interesting idea and a night I’d love to see live. All three comics deliver sharp material and allow a fun night out where the only guarantee is laughing out loud.” – Felicity Anderson
3.5 mics / 5
Thirty minutes. Three comedians. One show.
Annie Boyle, Krutika Harale, and Kelly Mac resent three generations in a short and sharp mix of single act sets and a comedic question time.
Kelly Mac gives a grounded and confident delivery, deft in both her stand up and question time. Highlights include her exposition on why your husband could never be your best friend, and a detailed answer to a question pertaining to a potential rendezvous with a certain royal. Mac’s confident set begs for its own full length
Krutika Harale is fearless and seems to be having fun on stage. I feel a separation between the stand up persona and Q&A persona that is perhaps confused by the nature of the digital version of the show. Harale’s strength is truly in the stand up, where she feels familiar and light-hearted.
Annie Boyle delights with her deadpan delivery of small-town woes. Her deadpan delivery delights the crowd and has the clearest carryover from standup to question time. Boyle is incredibly natural in her comic timing and I sure we have much more to see from this talent.
The switch between each sing set and the question time provides a nice structure but feels a little confusing at times given the difference in energy between Q&A Harale and stand up Harale. Perhaps leaving the Q&A for the end of the show or creating a greater link between stand up material and questions would have made this clearer. The most enjoyable part of question time are when the comics give a hint that they may almost break character – it’s clear that they are having a good time and that is infectious.
All in all an interesting idea and a night I’d love to see live. All three comics deliver sharp material and allow a fun night out where the only guarantee is laughing out loud.
Take 3 is showing at Melbourne Fringe Digital until November 19.
Felicity Anderson, Theatre Now
