[2015145] Nick Nemeroff – You’re All Dumb Idiots
Nick Nemeroff @ Producers Nook
7:15pm, Wed 11 Mar 2015
Nick Nemeroff leapt into Must-See Scheduling after I encountered him in the Lunatics Beer Garden… and it turns out that my earlier experience was indicative of his full show.
It’s not Nemeroff’s jokes that are worth the effort… it’s all in the telling. I’ve never seen any comic tease a joke out so much that it’s almost painful – he makes Stewart Lee appear rapid-fire in comparison. His delivery is quiet, flat, and so restrained that the audience has the opportunity to fill in a punchline – nay, a dozen punchlines – before Nemeroff himself decides how the joke will end… and his decision is often completely unexpected and hilarious.
Seriously, You’re All Dumb Idiots is hard work for the audience… but it’s more-than-rewarding. Nick Nemeroff may only say one-tenth the number of words that other comedians would produce in the same timeframe, but the end result is about a hundred times funnier.
(145) Nick Nemeroff – You're All Dumb Idiots: A masterclass in making the audience earn the joke. Brilliantly restrained. #ff2015 #ADLfringe
— Pete Muller (@festivalfreakAU) March 11, 2015