20 March Rob Barrett – Poet, Comic, Humourist and Singer

Brain tickling, word mangling performances combine clever word play, verse and song with satire, parody and audience participation. Rob deals with the important issues of the day with topics such as squid, data driven education, Neanderthal politics, the weather in relationship with potatoes, but beneath the humour serious issues lurk.

This not only clever but I think it is very funny (Mike Harding)

What a night we had on Friday with the amazing wordsmith Rob Barratt. Funny, witty, poignant, thought-provoking poems and songs, we were laughing until our ribs hurt one moment and then thinking about the curved balls that life often throws at us the next. A great performer, Rob immediately engages with his audience and takes them on the journey into his world and it is a wonderful experience” (Watford Folk Club, June 2024)

A cracking evening with a talented wordsmith who made audience participation voluntarily enjoyable.” (Liz Williams, Butterleigh Village Hall, Devon, 2024)

Comic Poet’ it says on the card. That’s not the half of it. The man is a velvet tongued assassin, using charm and humour as a subtle lever to highlight life’s absurdities. It’s all very light and sing-along jocular – but this man is dangerously subversive and his show should be witnessed at all costs at your earliest opportunity. Bloody Funny.” (Barrie Dimond of Festivals for All at Beardy Folk Festival, Shropshire, June 2022)

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