Is it a bird? Is it a plane? - no it's - er a moth! Is Live at the Moth Club a mockumentary? - in part yes. Is it a comedy sketch show? - kind of. Is it a stand-up comedy showcase? - well kind of as well. This new comedy series on Dave is a bit of a mixture of all of those elements - and as can be the case when mixing things together the results may or may not work.
Live at the Moth Club is set in the real, titular, alternative comedy club in Hackney, London. It sounds like a smaller scale version of the BBC's Live at the Apollo - but there's more too it than that. Apparently, Dave have sent a documentary film crew to film behind the scenes as the team that put on these events under the Moth Club banner organise stand-up comedy shows and deal with all manner of problems. But it is a mockumentary with some recognisable faces playing these characters - I particularly liked Mark Heap as George. The show is basically a platform for an ensemble cast of Moth Club regulars to play around with comedy genres. There are actual stand-up performances too from some upcoming and established acts.
I thought some of the sketches went off on bizarre tangents, but most were pretty fun and I enjoyed seeing a few stand-up comedians I hadn't heard of before. I also thought that the Only Fools and Horses style opening titles were a good idea too. A curious and slightly confusing at times (is such and such comedian appearing as themselves or a caricature of themselves?) but fun and somewhat different programme.
Live at the Moth Club is set in the real, titular, alternative comedy club in Hackney, London. It sounds like a smaller scale version of the BBC's Live at the Apollo - but there's more too it than that. Apparently, Dave have sent a documentary film crew to film behind the scenes as the team that put on these events under the Moth Club banner organise stand-up comedy shows and deal with all manner of problems. But it is a mockumentary with some recognisable faces playing these characters - I particularly liked Mark Heap as George. The show is basically a platform for an ensemble cast of Moth Club regulars to play around with comedy genres. There are actual stand-up performances too from some upcoming and established acts.
I thought some of the sketches went off on bizarre tangents, but most were pretty fun and I enjoyed seeing a few stand-up comedians I hadn't heard of before. I also thought that the Only Fools and Horses style opening titles were a good idea too. A curious and slightly confusing at times (is such and such comedian appearing as themselves or a caricature of themselves?) but fun and somewhat different programme.