British comic Mo Gilligan is ready to storm America with his new Netflix special Momentum. Read our review.
If I were a betting woman, I’d put money on Mo Gilligan blowing up in the United States in the next couple years. He oozes charisma nearly as much as he actually perspires onstage. He clearly appeals to the British audience he’s addressing in his first, by cashing in on familiar childhood experiences, but is accessible enough that success in the United States is all but inevitable.
Despite the obvious Britishisms—shrimp cocktail crisps, a “bruv” thrown in to punctuate a sentence, the whole damn accent—Gilligan’s style actually feels closer to the broadness of mainstream American comedy. He doesn’t exactly do classic crowdwork , but phrases nearly everything in the second person, making each experience sound universal in nature.
On the other hand, the band onstage is one of the most divisive parts of the set. Comedy and music have always been bedfellows—Flight of the Conchords, Bo Burnham, Bill Bailey, etc.—but the combination is not necessarily fool-proof. Many of the previously mentioned acts work because music is a central piece of the comedians’ bits. They’re behind the piano or the guitar most of the time, frequently using their instruments as a means of expression.
However, situations like the staredown between a child asking for money and a disgruntled mother in bed are often funnier when you just see the comedian up there sweating on their own. If we wanted a scene with tense horror music as a kid plucks up the courage to ask for a couple pounds, we’d turn on some sitcom. The beauty of stand-up comedy is that the individual is up there commanding the audience in what may be one of the most nerve-wracking forms of entertainment.
The English comedian has yet to perfect his craft, and he certainly doesn’t need to rely upon a backing band that ends up being more of a gimmick than a strength. However, when he taps into his raw talent and potential, Gilligan gains unstoppable momentum.
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