Comedy: Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls

Public utterances of spoken verse and poetry can be cringe-worthy affairs. Spoken verse and poetry under a title that could have been fashioned by Jeremy Clarkson, conjures the anticipation of an evening of nails on a blackboard. However, we are quite rightly told not to judge a book by its cover and so too, don't judge a performance by its title.

Perfectly suited to the intimate venue of upstairs at the Three and Ten, Dubus treated us to a delightful slice of his mid to late twenties; recounting his travel travels of hitching with crazy truckers and driving a beaten up motor home through the deserts of Nevada.

It took Dubus a short while to get into the swing of his act, but once there, the audience were treated to colourful characters, complete with accents and movements that had laughter rippling through the room.  By the end of a thoroughly entertaining hour, Dubus had the audience in the palm of his well-travelled hand.

A show soon due to arrive on the stages of Edinburgh, you would be a fool to pass up the chance to go and see this light-hearted, well-crafted, innovative comedy. I'm not convinced the title was the most apt, but this is a minor point given such a strong performance by a highly talented and exuberant young man.

4/5 - You can catch Alexis Dubus in Edinburgh at The Stand V, July 31st - August 24th at 3 p.m.
https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/spoken-word/alexis-dubus-cars-and-girls

Lex Moon and Sophie Archer