Carsten Bang: Har satan en fætter?

Carsten Bang's 2006 stand-up comedy show tour, in which he asks(?) and...answers? the question: Does Satan have a cousin? This is a way to explore good and evil. The opening of such is vital - it sets the tone. Yes, that goes for movies and games as well, but this form comes with a live audience, and the impression you make on them can make or break the performance. He does the familiar "how are you feeling tonight", and then... coffee. Doesn't everyone like... oh, wait, tea. Phew, then he can relax.

And so it goes - from a smooth, soft intro, all the way to a blunt, dead-stop ending. Neither the grand gesture of a showman, both catch us off-guard, and demonstrate his Jutlandic heritage - easy to get in touch with, yet sometimes showing a fiercer(not mean-spirited), side - this is particularly noticeable on the couple of unexpected razor-sharp comments. He masters using personal observation, and he weaves earlier punchlines into new ones, moving from one subject to another fast and often(at times too much so, making it feel disjointed and without direction). In spite of its title, this doesn't get dark that much in the 90 minute running time.

His most preferred topics people not pulling over on the highway and the symbolic value of certain things(like the five different fingers on our hands), and he also goes into names(starting with his own), religion/superstition, animals, fear, sayings, (too!) little of his great trademark of taking things too literally - and the stand-by subjects of sex and the elderly. Funny, clever, and with many points that you will take away from it.

There is a little disturbing content in this. The DVD comes with an ironic and amusing commentary track where he goes into stuff he dropped, 3 and a half minutes of outtakes(they appear to be actual outtakes...?) a 2 minute silly skit: How To Screw In A Lightbulb, and Na-Naa(you'll know when you watch the show). I recommend this to any fan of the hilarious Dane. 7/10