If you told me this was meant to be a comedy show, I would have not believed you. From the marketing down to the show itself, my impression was this was meant to be a serious body positive production but I found out to be wrong in this assumption. 

Beth Knight, artist meets tech guru meets now comedy hopeful, brings her story of body positivity and seeks to deliver life changing art to her audiences. We go through her life, from her upbringing through adult life and her inspiration of a painting at the National Gallery. The underlying theme begins with money and this is when we see her change of tact to working in tech, obtaining her central London flat, living alone and living the best lift. But something is missing, and in between this, she seeks back to her original passion: art. 

While this performance was very interesting, marketing this as a comedy did not feel correct. It felt a little like a TED talk on art or life coaching, and therefore lacked any performative comedy moments but more those easy and natural moments found in a speech or presentation. Knight is very personable throughout and we like her, even if she seems very nervous in her delivery. It’s clear that she has true talent in art, shown via the screen behind as a visual aid and is vulnerable and honest with us throughout, which is brave and admirable. 

Knight’s artwork is beautiful and grotesque and very much shows her extreme talent and her work to accept herself and look at the world in a vulnerable position. Presenting this to us was so interesting and endearing, and her original art work of giant dogs in places was fun and engaging. However, as a comedy performance, it sadly lacked the comedy bits and left us wanting more than an art history presentation.