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Has Adolf Hitler ruined that moustache for everyone? After all, Charlie Chaplin had it first… Following a sell-out Edinburgh run last year, Richard Herring finds out how people respond to this contentious face furniture in the 21st Century. Will they understand or just assume he’s mentally ill, or a fascist, or both? Will the toothbrush ‘tache actually make him evil? Or might it take him from the tiny beer cellars where he currently performs to stadium gigs with thousands chanting his name? This show examines iconography, the way we judge and are judged, the dangers of political apathy, the point where comedy and madness meet and the very ethics of such a stunt. Is it worth Herring upsetting strangers, risking physical and psychological damage, and ruining his parents’ Golden Wedding photos for the sake of a stand up show? The best comic of his generation – GQ Superbly constructed and wickedly clever – The Observer A beautifully crafted and thought-provoking show ? ? ? ? – Sunday Telegraph Stimulating, passionate and thoroughly entertaining **** – The Times www.richardherring.com
