Henry Paker – Original Review
Note: This review is from 2008
His inspired observations come from his strict opinions of how things should be, and skilfully teased out in small but distinctive logical leaps, each revealing a new laugh. Something as simple as the phrase ‘I’m good with faces, but not names,’ is enough to launch an inspired chunk of comic brilliance, and even much-covered topics such as predictive text messaging or people pretentiously making inverted commas symbols with their fingers are given a fresh, original breath of life.
The language he uses is precise and effective, too. Things don’t ‘annoy’ him, they ‘irk’ him; the careful use of that synonym alone speaks volumes about this well-defined persona.
The man will be a star.
Review date: 19 May 2008
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett