Jon Richardson is a bit of an enigma. I know I saw his show for an hour and I know I laughed a lot, but I couldn’t for some second tell you what he really talked about or repeat any of his jokes. Richardson’s success comes from being a natural funny person – he looks funny and speaks in a peculiar Northern accent (probably due to having lived in Swindon for a number of years), yet he is not a natural comedian, which may in fact make him all the funnier. Having admitted to not having made any friends in Swindon and struggle to engage in banter with the audience you would think there would be an air of discomfort in the room, but there wasn’t. His diatribe about John Terry was fantastic and generally the way he tells stories is fantastic.
Sadly, Jon no longer does his 6Music Radio show any more but there is promise of something new in the pipeline. We can only hope, because someone of this talent deserves more recognition.
Tags: Edinburgh Festival, Fringe, Jon Richardson, Pleasance
