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John-Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps)

2018 · 59 min

A gleefully silly, word-drunk hour of character nonsense that rewards close listening with escalating absurdity and oddball charm.

Starring
John-Luke Roberts
Overview
The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • madness
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour9
Realism3
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight2

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Runtime
59 min

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