Scotland

Christof Epaminondas and Friend(s): Too Much Encouragement – Just The Tonic at the Caves

60 Minutes of pure comedy hosted by Christof Epaminondas and guest comedian Farah Sharp. In the small hot stuffy room of the Caves venue Christof and Farah had the room erupting with laughter from start to finish.

I’m not sure if the guests change from day to day but Sharp was a fantastic warm up act.

It’s hard to describe a comedy routine without too many spoilers but one can certainly say this one is not a “bust” (winking face). Epaminondas has the perfect level of charisma which makes him immediately likeable and knows exactly how to poke fun at himself for the audience without going too far. You don’t need to be Greek to relate to the friendly chaos that is his over encouraging family and I think we will be seeing a lot more of Christof in the coming years. He’s a natural at his craft and despite the odd sexual joke, is unlike other fringe comedians and is suited to audiences of varying ages rather than just one for the adults.

The show is currently a pay what your feel event and so there should be no excuse when getting those seats filled as he is brilliant at what he does and deserves a good turn out this fringe.

Too Much Encouragement is on every day at 5pm at the Caves excluding the 15th with further information and tickets available HERE.

Reviewer: Beth Eltringham

Reviewed: 11th August 2022

North West End UK Rating: ★★★★

Beth Eltringham

Recent Posts

Christmas in Ireland – New Wimbledon Theatre

It's Christmas Eve, snow is falling, and in a traditional Irish pub a group of…

6 hours ago

Desperate Scousewives: Nessa’s Story – Epstein Theatre

Oh, the irony: they seated us in Row F while the stage was full to…

7 hours ago

Turn Your F*cking Phones Off, The Front Room, Croydon

Opening the Croydonites Festival of New Theatre, Hannah Maxwell's one-woman show, Turn Your F*cking Phones…

5 days ago

Temi Wilkey: Lover Girl – Soho Theatre

Appearing on stage in front of a draped red curtain, Temi Wilkey’sLover Girl is tantalisingly…

5 days ago

Titanic The Musical – The Grange Theatre, Hartford

Few historical events have embedded themselves in popular culture quite like the sinking of RMS…

5 days ago

The Mousetrap – Sheffield Lyceum

With plenty of suspenseful twists and turns, Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ creeps into the Sheffield…

6 days ago