Comedian Michael McIntyre brought his Macnificent comedy tour to Aberdeen’s P&J Live Venue.
The 2023/2024 tour brings McIntyre across the UK, Europe, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, the United States, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
The show opened with a montage of jokes from McIntyre’s tours over the years. From eight to twenty years ago, showing how far he has come as a comedian. After this ended, comedian, Jake Lambert, who is on his own tour, The Sunshine Kid, did a set of his own.
His jokes were sarcastic, dry and like many comedians his age, made mundane experiences and quirks funny. Such as, how British people would react to the “Kiss Cam” from American Football games, and stories about flatmates at university.
Michael McIntyre
In his usual fashion, McIntyre took to the stage showing a dramatic and excitable demeanour. His flamboyant delivery and movements added flare to his energetic comedy.
His comedy style combines stories from real life with the ability to make any situation funny. In previous comedy shows, McIntyre made overtaking on a country road and putting on tights funny.
In this set, he told the audience a story about passing a kidney stone; which is not something you would usually want to hear about. However, McIntyre’s comedic storytelling would make any experience interesting. Your eyes dart across the stage, following him as he runs around and waves his arms; making you laugh until you can’t breathe.
Like other British comedians, McIntyre, made jokes about the differences between Brits and Americans. There’s a lot of material to go on, so jokes are usually interesting. He retold an experience with staying in a hotel in Beverly Hills, while also on a diet. He followed his wife’s advice and got some chicken and rice. After an awkward exchange with the server bringing the food, he discovered… the dish was on the dog menu. Only in Beverley Hills.
One of McIntyre’s storytelling skills is accents. He does them without leaning too far into stereotypes or sounding offensive. During his jokes about the strange world that is Beverley Hills, he used his various American accents.
McIntyre also put on a pretty convincing Spanish accent during a story about his son’s teammate in football who looked like a grown man at fifteen.
The rest of the set consisted of jokes about technology, family life, watching your kids grow up, and how he celebrated his wife’s birthday during Covid.
After blowing up the balloons, he realised he had planted “Covid bombs” all over the house. So, after his wife and sons waited in another room, he took the balloons out to the back garden and popped them with a kitchen knife. Looking like some sort of serial killer to his neighbours, he joked.
Final Thoughts
The Macnifcent tour combines McIntyre’s typical energetic delivery with his life experiences and procured experience as a comedian. And by extension, a storyteller.
McIntyre is known for his infectious smile and his theatrical movements across the stage as he tells his jokes. They add to the excitement within his vocal delivery. They’re a perfect pair that tell a captivating story. Even if it is about something as simple as buying a new mattress with your spouse.
His interactions with the audience are also always worth noting. McIntyre usually asks questions and makes jokes based on the answers, making the set more personal and unique each time.
Finally, what makes Michael McIntyre so funny is his delivery and how his voice sounds like he’s laughing while speaking; making his shows all the more entertaining.
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