Adelaide Fringe review: Amos Gill, Going Down Swinging – Gluttony 2024

Local legend Amos Gill is genuinely provocative. An original mind. 

There aren’t many who can hold two opposing ideas in their mind with equal validity, but Amos presents many contrasting ideas he believes and doesn’t in a fascinating mental-gym-workout to uproarious audience laughter at the fresh, raw, and real. 

 

Amos creates a unique space to explore anything and everything; welcoming the audience into a world of swinging out at ideas for sport, kicking concepts as if they are footballs and seeing what lands where. Goals or no goals, but plenty of laughs: it’s a journey of exploring sex, history, culture, modernity, and potential future outcomes. No judgement. No shame. Just a well-structured hilarious trip down mental spaces less travelled. 

 

I’ve been following Amos for years. Stand-up comedian friends declare him the best they’ve seen in years: he captivates both professionals and the average punter.

 

If you’ve seen his slots at comedy galas, you haven’t seen the real Amos because he needs the full hour to bring us his unique world perspective.

 

Pushing boundaries (which is what art is supposedly supposed to do) in a refreshing blend of retro and futuristic, Amos Gill is genuinely original. 

 

5 Stars