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Edinburgh Evening News - 9th May 2003
Instinctive star makes perfect audience bond
by Jason Hall
Raymond Mearns
The Stand Comedy Club – 8th May 2003
ONE OF the great joys of live comedy - and the one thing that makes this such a unique form of entertainment - is when a performer forms a close bond with an audience.
Take, for example, Raymond Mearns. A large, loud and in-your-face Glaswegian who hosted last night’s show at The Stand.
He connected instantly with the audience and to very good effect. Mearns has always been a master at working a crowd, but in recent months he has added a new sense of professionalism and positivity to what could sometimes be a more hit-and-miss act. Consequently, he has found a level of consistency that few can match.
This guy gets better every time you see him and last night was a masterclass in how to compere a gig. Occasionally aggressive, but never too offensive, Mearns instinctively knows just how far he can push it.
We're all human. And if we sometimes find it hard to laugh at ourselves, then thank God there are people like Mearns around to make it a whole lot easier.
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