While every comedy festival features a wealth of acts doing stand-up and sketch shows, some comedians choose to present their work in more unusual formats. These shows allow comedians to follow their particular interests and cater to their specific skill sets. They can also offer a unique selling point that may convince a punter to take a chance on them. But new formats also mean new challenges.
For Dariol, the unusual format stemmed from following his passion for music of all stripes; the show covers everyone from Kool and the Gang to Beethoven, and Hamilton to Matmos. ‘I barely had to do any research; it was all in my brain,’ he says. ‘I didn’t even set out to make a show like this; I just thought there were a wealth of ideas around the crazy things people have done making music and albums and the gimmicks to promote them.’
