Marcus Brigstocke, Norwich Playhouse

On Thursday, we went to see Marcus Brigstocke‘s “GodCollar” tour in Norwich.

We’ve seen Brigstocke on TV a few times, but really had no idea what to expect from him live – and I’d made a positive effort to not read any reviews of the show at all. We’ve been disappointed by other shows where we’ve seen most of the material before (Frankie Boyle in particular) so we didn’t want that to happen again.

We needn’t have worried. The show was fantastic – although definitely not for those with a lack of humour about religion. It’s not offensive per se, although I can imagine some people might find it so, but more about Brigstocke’s thoughts around organised religion, and trying to find his own beliefs and thoughts about God.

He’s scathingly rude about most aspects – which in my opinion is always a good thing – and particularly about Richard Dawkins, iPhones (and users of iPhones) and plenty of other things besides.

It made for a fantastic two hours – both very funny and thought-provoking.

I’d happily go and see Brigstocke again – well worth it. But definitely not a show for the faint-hearted or easily offended.