Entering the Buttercup venue, you sit down to a movie-like intro to Britts Migs’ show. The performer takes you into the subway or the tube, (depending on where you’re from) and exposes her dark thoughts on what I assume is her New York commute.
Then she appears. Bouncing onto the stage to strobe lights and powerful upbeat music, Britt Migs makes an energetic entrance.
A beautifully presented yet horrific slideshow of texts, DMS, and just general crudeness, prepares the crowd for shock and laughter.
The New York comic doesn’t exactly explain the reasoning behind the name of the show, but it sits somewhere between crazy podcasts on the subway as you argue with your inner self and being completely smooth, enough said.
Crude and clever, her jokes stick fantastically well, and her sharp and unfiltered perspective proves that laughter is possible even in the most challenging situations, especially with a very accurately described “crazy guy!” My exact thoughts are: “Yikes!”
Britt mentions her “queertillion if you will”, in which she came out as Bisexual for the second time and describes this process at her gig as gliding through smoother waters (similar to a dolphin) in her newfound LGBT life.
Every line out of her mouth has someone laughing, and her US to UK translations or adaptations work splendidly; it is clear that her research on UK culture, or at least our favourite restaurants, was thorough.
Britt delivers her jokes in a way that completely turns a fresh divorce, and much more, into something you can only find hilarious.
I would feel bad for laughing if it weren’t for how much she adds to the gags, whether it be doubling down on the joke, by brutal proof, or from bouncing off the audience.
The show ran a little short – but Britt leaves the audience wanting more.
Britt Migs: Dolphin Mode 14:15, Underbelly, George Square, until August 25
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/britt-migs-dolphin-mode
