Show Blurb:
Merry Martyn PhD and QI Elf Joe Mayo have discovered they’re MORTAL ENEMIES. Their life expectancies suggest they’ll die in the SAME YEAR, but each is determined to prove they can outlive the other.
Watch two nerds go head-to-head with competitive PowerPoints, use data to find YOUR nemesis, and ultimately Duel! to the DEATH!
Audience Reviews
“Properly amazing show, I've lived in Edinburgh for 5 years and seen many fringe shows in that time - Merry and Joe outperform nearly all of them”
-Ed Solomon
“Chaos spreadsheet gremlin energy in the best possible form. 10/10 would be aggressively categorised again.”
-Cal
“An absolutely joyous show which engages the audience from the very beginning... I could watch this show many times and love it every time. ”
-CJ Hooper
Photo credit: Dave Nattriss
Photo credit: Jack Kirby
Also seen at…
Bath Comedy Festival
Brighton Fringe Festival (sold out)
The Harrison, London
Locally Sourced, Exeter
Southampton Science Comedy
The Glitch, London
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Liverpool Gaymes Fair
UK Games Expo, Birmingham
Electromagnetic Field Festival, Herefordshire
Show details:
Run time: 50 mins/ 1 hour
Performers: 2 (Merry Martyn and Joe Mayo)
Tech requirements: Projector, Projector screen, sound system and two microphones
Technician required?: No
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