Mike Wilmot, March 31, 2012 **

Mike Wilmot

Banquet Room, the Victoria Hotel, Collins St, until April 22, 2012

Reviewed by Joe Calleri

Stars: ★★

Published in Herald Sun online on March 31, 2012 12:49PM

Be warned: Mike Wilmot's language and his choice of topics may have you squirming in your seat.

LET me paint you a mental picture: If actor William Shatner (also a Canadian) and comedian Lewis Black were to have a love child, he would be Mike Wilmot. In fact, Wilmot shares many of Black’s mannerisms, right down to the gravel-voiced, 120-decibel, ranting-style delivery.

For this 49-year-old, pot-bellied, beer-chugging Canadian stand-up comic (who, curiously, lives in London’s exclusive, and toffy, Mayfair district), it seems that no sexual or politically incorrect topic is out of bounds.

Talk about bucketloads of coarse language and adult themes!

But the Friday night audience loved it, seemingly laughing ever more uproariously as Wilmot’s routine became increasingly bluer both in language and content.

Many of the graphically sexual topics explored by Wilmot during his 55-minute routine made this relatively open-minded reviewer squirm uncomfortably in his seat, and cannot possibly be shared in print.

Some that can be shared include Wilmot’s observational rantings regarding little people, why all women are evil (he has two daughters, by the way) and watching reality television (he loves programs which depict people working, such as Ice Road Truckers), and pornography.

Trust me when I say that, after you experience Wilmot’s performance, you will feel the need for a long, cold shower.

By Joe Calleri

Stars: ★★