Newspaper Article, Stephen K. Amos (comedian) What does the K stand for? performed at Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre April 2014
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Stephen K Amos is a veteran in fine formReviewed by Mahesh Sharma
What does the K stand for?
Stephen K. Amos
Athaneum Theatre
Until April 20
I had been warned not to expect much. The show started routinely enough, with Amos picking out a few patrons to harass fairly harmlessly before he turned to ockerisms, racism, and love (last year Amos's partner of four years broke up with him via text).
Stephen K. Amos
Stephen K. Amos
But then, unexpectedly, the uncharacteristically effervescent crowd lifted Amos to the next level.
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He was gifted a rare audience-participation hat-trick when his masterful rendition of Australia's various Kath and Kim-inspired bogan accents was interrupted by a heckler; and later a woman texting in the front row, as she informed her tardy friends about the dangers that awaited them upon arrival.
He lost his place a few times as he eased towards a hurried finale but, ultimately, masterfully blended scripted and unscripted moments the way that only a 20-year comedy veteran can.
