{"id":3483,"date":"2012-06-01T12:14:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T19:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2012-06-05T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T17:56:50","slug":"uno-fest-review-god-is-a-scottish-drag-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/06\/01\/uno-fest-review-god-is-a-scottish-drag-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"UNO Fest review: God Is a Scottish Drag Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the seventh day, god created standup comedy\u2026 and he made local comedian Mike Delamont the king. Delamont\u2019s UNO show, <em>God Is a Scottish Drag Queen<\/em>, at its core is a trumped-up comedy act. Except that\u2019s like calling heaven a pretty decent place to chill out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3484\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shapeimage_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3484\" title=\"shapeimage_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shapeimage_1-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shapeimage_1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shapeimage_1-180x102.png 180w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shapeimage_1.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Delamont is God the Scottish drag queen at this year&#39;s UNO Fest (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From the moment Delamont hits the stage in his womanly power suit, sporting a thick Scottish accent and librarian glasses, it\u2019s clear this isn\u2019t just a standup comedy set. Also indicative of this are the pretty impressive banners and screens that now surround <em>God<\/em>, which, at last year\u2019s Fringe, was a stripped-down yet constantly sold-out event at the comparatively tiny Fort St. Caf\u00e9. The Metro Studio is more Delamont\/God\u2019s speed, and the packed house was belly laughing right from the elaborate musical intro (hint: live bagpiper).<\/p>\n<p>The impressive thing about Delamont\u2019s show is how focused he is, despite the running joke being that God is off another one of his rambling tangents. If the spirit of UNO is to highlight individual performers\u2019 abilities to command and control a stage on their own for an hour, well, let\u2019s make God the poster boy for all eternity. Delamont is so zoned in here, not only on the hilarious religion-based jokes, but on the body language, facial expressions, choreography and mannerisms. You truly believe he is god. Dressed in drag. With a Scottish accent.<\/p>\n<p>Delamont stays locked in character as the audience files out, shaking hands and signing autographs (\u201cLast night I signed a Bible and a boob\u2026. it was a great night,\u201d he jokes). All I could think of saying to him on the way out was, \u201cTears of joy, God, tears of joy,\u201d for which he thanked me.<\/p>\n<p>But I should be thanking God. I haven\u2019t laughed that hard in a long, long, really long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the seventh day, god created standup comedy\u2026 and he made local comedian Mike Delamont the king. Delamont\u2019s UNO show, God Is a Scottish Drag Queen, at its core is a trumped-up comedy act. Except that\u2019s like calling heaven a pretty decent place to chill out. 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