Review

Tom Gleeson gets inside Newcastle's skin for more than a good laugh

By Michael Byrne
Updated November 29 2020 - 12:28pm, first published 12:13pm
Tom Gleeson: He is the witty, mildly irritated, inappropriate larrikin disguised as your every day bloke.
Tom Gleeson: He is the witty, mildly irritated, inappropriate larrikin disguised as your every day bloke.

Tom Gleeson: "Lighten Up",Civic Theatre, November 28

If there is a word for it, that technique that comedians use when they poke fun at the city they are performing in, then there must also be a name for what Tom Gleeson does. When he so effortlessly made fun of Newcastle at the Civic Theatre on Saturday night, it wasn't cliched or superficial. Gleeson aimed more truly and poked more artfully.

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