After the sold-out Rondo Theatre welcomed Clark to the stage, he immediately broke into a song, with backing track, welcoming us to the show. This got the audience laughing straight away, and made them feel automatically relaxed. Following this with some audience banter that was never cruel or awkward, but incredibly funny, he really put the audience at ease. Technology and über-musicals The show isn't really about the day of the lost iPod, but about asking if people today really are addicted to technology. Are they really lost without their mobile phone? Could they go out without their iPod? It's a loose theme, as Clark says himself, but works very well. It enables Clark to go in many different directions, from swimming baths to bus rides. But the iPod routine is one of the most solid. Clark asks what it would be like if we were like iPods. What if our brains were on shuffle? What if you could pause or repeat something? All interesting ideas performed brilliantly, bringing the audience to tears of laughter. The musical sections worked particularly well, including the "über-musical" entitled Mamma Bang Bang (can you guess which two musicals he has put together?). The modern R 'n' B section, or "baby-girl music" as Clark calls it, worked wonderfully, and cleverly demonstrated how ridiculous some of the lyrics in hip-hop songs are today. The technology theme continues with the mobile phone. This is probably the only time I've genuinely felt like saying 'it's funny because it's true'! Who doesn't get their phone out whilst in a bar by themselves to try and look less lonely, or forget their phone one day and expect lots of missed calls and texts when they get back, only to find nothing? Well, maybe it's just Dan and me... Ad-libbing and facial expressions Clark is constantly being compared to Noel Fielding, and there are some similarities in their manners, but Clark has defined his own style. His stage presence seems more natural, and he really performs his routines with a lot of enthusiasm. His facial expressions alone could produce laughs. His improvisation is less surreal but is funnier in my opinion. He admits where the ad-libbing might not have worked so well, but this just brings more laughs. He does this with rehearsed jokes too - for one, he ingeniously questioned if a joke actually needs a punch line. Finishing the show with a song, which looked back at the last two hours, was a lovely way to round things off. From the audience's response, The Rondo will be wanting Clark back there soon. | 
