Mark Allen’s Go Slow is a standup comedy show with a difference. Rather than just being crude gags and other random nonsense, his carefully constructed show is all about the pace of life, and how everything needs to be instant. He begins with various jokes about things such as Energy Drinks, London, and how long people spend at cash machines.
His show is mainly about daily observations that we make, but there is a much deeper thought to it.
For one month, Mark Allen stopped using anything that helped to speed up his life – stopped using cash machines, started taking the bus instead of the tube, and gave up the mobile phone. He talks about his experiences, regaling with stories of annoying friends and his wife, providing some interesting ideas for the techno age. Billed at an hour and a half, the shows climax is the last 30 minutes. I am sworn to secrecy but I must say, the last half an hour is the best. It may be slightly longer than most stand ups can hack, but it is well worth it. This is highly thought provoking and enjoyable, particularly for me and the way many of us live our lives, making a great change from the regular stand up act.
