Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Sun 9 July
Whilst he may be more well known for his searingly personal stand-up comedy, which over the years has veered from laceratingly confessional to furiously political to sweetly heartfelt, any convicted fan of Brendon Burns’ work will also know that the Aussie comic is also a die-hard wrestling fan who’s as likely to tail off mid-gig into a conversation about his favourite wrestlers as he is to admit to his worst failings, and make fun of both. Along with Colt Cabana, an indie wrestler on the US circuit, the duo work their way through a series of notoriously terrible wrestling matches, attempting to commentate their way through them and make some sense of the madness – previous entries include fights with a bear and a Kenny Omega enduring a 15-minute bout against a sex doll, and audiences are encouraged to bring their own videos!
Having spent five years doing the show in Edinburgh, refining their chemistry and presumably sitting through a fair share of godawful, head-thunderingly stupidly bad wrestling, Burns and Cabana are taking their show on tour around the UK.
The show will also go to Newport’s Tiny Rebel bar on Sat 8 July.
Admission: £10/£8 conc. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org (FT)