Sammy J and Randy and the Inheritance

Randy and Sammy J serve up a rollicking good time in this musical adventure.

The pair are busy bemoaning the horrors of Census Night, when Randy hears that a wealthy relative has just died. Together they set off for England to visit the family home and deal with the will. Thus begins a tale with all the classics – a sinister grounds-keeper, frilly-necked ghosts and hidden passages. The pair’s friendship is tested to the limit. And, of course, there is singing.

The jokes in this show are frequent and funny, touching on topics such as family, sex and celebrity with a slightly askew irreverence. The songs slot into the show well, avoiding the crowbarred-in feeling of so many musical numbers.

Rather than just being a strung-together a series of one-liners and skits, the show works as a whole. Clues are dropped early on and provide enough twists to keep the story cracking along throughout. Set-ups from the opening scenes pay off hilariously later on, on occasion causing the sort of breathless, snorting laughter one remembers later and chuckles at on the bus.

As usual, Sammy J and Randy work very nicely together. The two personalities complement each other and the combination exposes the eccentricities of both. The Inheritance shows them in full flow and the results are very funny.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Laughing Stock Productions present
Sammy J and Randy and the Inheritance

The Umbrella Revolution at the Garden of Unearthly Delights
17 Februaty–18 March
Bookings: www.gardenofunearthlydelights.com.au