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BrumHour saw The Last Laugh at the invite of The Alexandra.
For Brum Radio’s Interval Theatre, Bob Golding spoke about playing Eric Morecambe in the UK tour of The Last Laugh. Listen below:
The Last Laugh at The Alexandra: Review
⭐⭐⭐⭐A fun comedy play
Written and Directed by Paul Hendy
Imagine that Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are sharing a dressing room for 80 minutes before a gig. Their banter, humour and routines being prepared for the stage. This is the last laugh.
The static set forms three walls of the dressing room for the three comics, with dressing tables, sinks, chairs and other props littered around. The wall is adorned with photos and posters of comedy legends.
Simon Cartwright transforms the most as Bob Monkhouse; he particularly embodies him when he’s dressed in the dinner jacket later on with the voice sounding fantastic. Damian Williams has all the sillyness and affection for Tommy Cooper to push his performance forward. Bob Golding benefits the most from looking like Eric Morecambe being able to slip into the voice.
The show plays with themes of comedy creation, movement performance and how jokes can be crafted. It name drops enough people that older patrons will feel in good company, and younger ones will have to do a bit of googling if they want to know more. I discovered new things about each of the legendary comedy subjects.
At eighty minutes followed by an interval ending with a Q&A, this is a fun evening out about. Some of the jokes seemed a bit clean compared to my memories of these performers. But there was plenty to find funny.
A fun comedy play, The Last Laugh is at The Alexandra until 26th July 2025. Book tickets here: atgtickets.com/shows/the-last-laugh/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham
