Danny Bhoy – Dear Epson
Opera House, Wellington, 30 April
Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy has been a regular to the International NZ Comedy Festival for many years now and has never disappointed; but his latest show Dear Epson may well be his best work yet.
The premise of the evening is set with the tale of his discovery that the ink of a newly bought printer costs more than the printer itself. Enraged Bhoy sat down and composed a letter of complaint.
For the next almost 90 minutes he rips into companies on a crusade to denounce those that want to lure us with unsatisfiable advertising promises and whose services have disappointed and annoyed us too often.
Although the reading of letters to give a performance a framework and poking fun at bad customer service are not particular unique ideas for a comedian, in Bhoy’s hands they turn into a weapon that leaves the notoriously coy
