John-Luke Roberts: Stdad-Up

A funny, odd, and surprisingly moving hour of absurd stand-up that turns grief into a strange, silly bit.

Genres

Comedy

Starring

John-Luke Roberts

Tagline

The “Dead Dad Show” has become a bit of a stand-up comedy trope. “Stdad-Up” is John-Luke Roberts’ attempt at that.

Overview

How do you make a show about your recently deceased father, when you didn’t like him much? Probably not by dressing up as him in a huge suit filled with balloons and performing him as a furious insult comic, but that’s what this show is.

How it feels

Absurd, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Grief, family, death, identity

Content

Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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