Demi Adejuyigbe is Going To Do One (1) Backflip. That’s both the title of the show and the UK-born American comedian’s very literal mission statement for his kooky comedy hour. Having previously earned him a Best Newcomer Nominee at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 for its fringe run, Adejuyigbe’s zany show has arrived at Soho Theatre.
A true comedian of the internet age, Adejuyigbe packs the show with powerpoint presentations, songs, a one-man musical in which he threatens to do a Lin-Manuel Miranda-esque rap, and plenty more bits for one sole purpose: to impress his crush.
As he builds up to performing his promised singular backflip—because it’s the ultimate way to woo a woman, supposedly—Adejuyigbe goes on to explain his six-part method for winning over a crush, from delivering a bite-sized (and entirely incorrect) TED Talk on jazz to proudly introducing his new invention: ‘Racism 2.0’. In between the quirky chaos, Adejuyigbe is interrupted by a series of phone calls from a number of increasingly unexpected celebrities.
If all of this sounds like a lot to squeeze in within just 60 minutes, you’d be right. But Adejuyigbe delivers each gag and bit with effortless confidence and truckloads of energy, meaning you can’t help being swept up by it from the off.
The show makes use of pop culture references without ever relying on them too heavily, and the multimedia usage is ridiculous in the best possible way. As for his back flip? I’ll leave you to be the judge of that.
Unabashedly irreverent and unwaveringly witty, the jokes in Demi Adejuyigbe is Going To Do One (1) Backflip are launched at such speed that I barely stopped laughing for the entire 60 minutes. Backflip, don’t walk to nab a ticket.
Demi Adejuyigbe is Going To Do One (1) Backflip is at Soho Theatre until 15th February. Tickets are on sale from: https://sohotheatre.com/events/demi-adejuyigbe-is-going-to-do-one-1-backflip-2/
Reviewer: Olivia Cox
Reviewed: 29th January 2025
North West End UK Rating:
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