Similes. What are they like?

LAST weekend Rachel and I went to see Milton Jones at the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. It was my birthday treat from way back in the year, though I'd bought the tickets myself. I had wanted to see Milton earlier in the year but had never got round to buy tickets, and was therefore pleasantly surprised when the tour was extended. I was very excited - Rachel was less so, having never heard any of his style of comedy. My constant reassurances that "it'll be brilliant" served only to make her more worried that she would hate it.

No need to worry. From the opening mini-set of 'Milton Jones' Grandfather' delivering silly one-liners about Wolfgang, Mozart and Caesar Augustus' first weather report to the main set of quickfire puns, one-liners and quips, Milton had us giggling along. I admired how it was completely clean (a novelty in popular comedy these days) and that very often the punchline was never delivered - because the joke was set up so well that, once the audience were clued up, they could work out the silliness for themselves. Milton showed great skill to keep up the standard throughout. Even his handling of heckles remained fair, clean and yet fully in control. It was a show full of wit and attention to detail, and we enjoyed it immensely. If he tours anywhere near you in the near future, I urge you to go. Especially if you like dad jokes.


Here's a clip of Milton off of the YouTube, not from this tour: