Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

When I found out that jazz emu was doing a show at the Edinburgh fringe I simply had to go. Personally, I was expecting the hits, some songs, bits of standup nothing more. This would've been fine, great even, but somehow jazz emu manages to go above and beyond and create the magnum opus that is You Shouldn't Have. Not only are the songs funky, the comedy hillarious, the electric sax solos dirty, jazz has constructed a narrative to go along with it giving him only 1 hour to redeem his past actions and make everyone love him again. Past actions, you say? Correct. Poking fun at creators "apologising for their actions," jazz sells apology merch and paints himself as the victim. Now he is tasked with redeeming himself, he sings and plays along to backing tracks of his songs some accompanied with brand new visuals. He also does the song Sexier completely live with a looper, a keyboard, a drum machine, and an electrical sax. The comedic interludes aren't just placed to make the show longer, they are some of jazz's best work and some even steer the narrative further. The show ends with the morally ambiguous 'NICE' which blurs the line between person and character and is basically a reverse redemption arc. Why aren't more shows like this??

Had no idea what to expect going in I but was absolutely blown away. Not only the best Fringe show I’ve seen but the best comedy I have ever seen in my life! So inventive, entertaining and POLISHED! A multimedia extravaganza that can’t be missed. I entered that room a boy and came out a man. Long live funk!!!

Weird, wonderful and deliciously funky, Jazz Emu brings originality a-plenty. Having been force fed his YouTube videos by my other half in the months leading up to the Festival, it was nice to see familiar songs like Miami and English Language performed live. I have a linguistics degree so the latter had me in stiches. A wacky and thoroughly entertaining hour.

Amazing performance - long time fan blown away by one of the tightest shows I've ever seen. Would recommend to anyone.

Had me in stitches. A hilarious and musical night out!

Decided to see this absolutely on a whim as I was passing by just as it was starting. Glad that I did. Very funny. Like Flight of the Conchords with the absurdity dialled up!

Absolutely incredible show!!! Jazz Emu's many talents astound. My friends and I left with sore cheeks from laughing so hard, and the songs are still stuck in my head. This is a multimedia spectacular that you MUST see.

Simply exceptional.
Without a doubt, the best show of the fringe so far (having seen 20 so far)
He manages to tell a story interspersed with music and infused with comedy, but performed with such precision that you could be forgiven for thinking that you were watching a professional West End Musical.

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