Opener Genevieve Fricker made the most of her ten minutes, earning big laughs with songs about ex-boyfriends and that “Marge, the rains are ‘ere” advertisement from years ago. Reggie Watts came out wearing a shirt with ‘Chaotic, Good’ written on it, two perfectly fitting adjectives for the night that ensued.
He began in an Australian accent and shifted between accents without explanation all night. Watts creates a new brand of comedy unlike anyone else at the moment; he seems to physically follow every thought that enters his mind and turn it into laughs. At one stage Watts walked up into the crowd and spent five minutes circling the room, reciting made up poetry about everything and nothing in an upper class British accent, and incorporating the crowd into the bit.
His musical bits are just as unpredictable, after ridiculous twirling of knobs and pre-song warm-up routines he creates impressive beats with vocal loops and shows off some serious piano skill whilse singing songs about how Type 2 diabetics are cool because of their poor eating choices. Other songs didn’t need lyrics to be funny – he makes up his own language and generates laughs by going between countless characters, male and female, rappers and divas, singing in this fictional tongue. Watts is on a wavelength all of his own, and should not be missed.
Reggie Watts: Hello Humans, Sydney Opera House.
