(completed) The Trouble with Being Born Romanian

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(completed) The Trouble with Being Born Romanian

The show will be performed in ENGLISH by Victor Pãtrãşcan.


Is this offbeat Romanian guy supposed to be the future of stand-up comedy? With his introspective and sometimes dark approach to comedy, keep an eye on this young whippersnapper baring his comedic soul. Bold, brash and a total smartass, Victor Pãtrãşcan wings it in this stand up comedy one-man show and tries to get away with it. Basically, it’s a spur of the moment contemplation on the inane, frivolous and vapid lives we all live, and cake.


at 20:00  on the 24th of February 2018
at The Betsy Trotwood
56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 3BL


Here’s the talk of the town regarding Victor’s comedic prowess:
“in my top 2 favourite Romanian comics” Ric Wharton
“a delightful burp of art” Jack Brooks
“refreshing look at the world” Avril Poole
“one of the most original” LJ Da Funk
“shocking, surprising and sexy” Siân Doughty
“genuine and warm storyteller” Les Connely
“tall” Elena Fedotova
“he’ll quit comedy next year, you should see him now” Radu Isac
“intelligently stupid stand up” Susie Steed
“charming Dadaist yarn spinner” Haran X
“often hilarious and always fearless” Matt Hutchinson
“i like his jokes most of the time” Luke Capaso
“wacky, funny and delightfully foreign” Tom Saint-Leger
“hilarious questions, confusing jokes” Tom Ward
“charming and inventive” Michael Hill
“bizarrely fantastical obscure sexiness” Jake Pickford
“comedy that could get him an award, but not a shag” Natalie Allison
“honest unique joyous funny” Tommy Ettling
“sharp, clever and hugely talented” Pol Penter
“great arse” Matthew Clowes
“Nicolae Ceauşescu on Ritalin” Andy King
“terrible person, funny comedian” Loose Brie
“sharp, sensitive and funny” Charley Harrison
“the best kind of slightly uncomfortable” Angus Dunican
“witty dark perceptive brilliant” Ali Woods
“glides effortlessly from the surreal to the sublime” Mo Saffaf
“his photos are good” Huge Davies
“funny and unique observational comedian” Jim Grant
“hilarious Romanian comedian!” Luke Poulton
“funny like a masculine flower opening up its world to us!” Aideen Mcqueen
“some of the best immigration material i’ve heard… in the last two weeks” Rebecca Shortall
“joyous to watch” Leslie Ewing-Burgesse
“very smart and funny jokes” Gatis Kandis
“brilliantly absurd foolishness” Daniel Baker
“bloody Romanians, coming over here” Konstantin Kisin
“Andy Kaufman-like obscurity” Sezar Alkassab
“Great Arse” Matty Clowes
“best dick/ceiling jokes around” Saskia Preston
“marshmallow flavour” Kit Sullivan
“you won’t be bored” John Meagher
“childlike grasp of the English accent” Patrick Mccabe
“deserves a quote from a comedian much better than me” Jack Barry
“induces unabashed belly laughter” Robbie Fox
“magnificent jokes, seamless trousers” Brandon Craig
“strange, but funny?” Pauline Eyre
“some would say twisted” Dave Black
“a very strange man” Andy Storey
“would trust him with kids” Faye Treacy
“’Bill Hicks meets Borat’ might be a bit presumptuous” Joe Grant
“insightful, deadpan and utterly charming” Sindhu Vee
“a hilarious staple of the London scene” Helen Bauer