Andrew Silverman is a very funny man. His backup in standup comedy is apparent and this show shows that very effectively.
You might notice him in his advertising as dressed in religious garb- which I had thought would be indicative of the piece as a whole - but sadly ended up as more of a two minute gimmick to open the show.
That being said, this is one of my few critiques of the show. A comedian lives and dies on his comedy, and his years onstage show. He knows what he is doing. He is a borderline abrasive personality with humour that is tongue-in-cheek negging sometimes, but never loses sight of his inevitable goal: Which curious enough is to highlight a show about togetherness and being a good neighbour.
I almost wish there was more show in this show. With his talent, and the delightfully sacrelicous opening with the sacrement, I was really expecting this to be him acting as a religious figure and spouting his wisdom from a character point of view. Ultimately while this doesn't prove necessary, I just feel it would have taken this from really good stand up to a very engaging theatrical experience.
The highlight is the last ten minutes where he leans away from the comedy and recounts a history of a family wedding in Palestine and the insanity that he witnessed there that, while I think works well in this piece, adding that extra layer of a character or religious figure talking about it, would potentially take it a step further.
Despite this, I had a great time with Andrew and his comedy is top tier and absolutely some of the best I've seen on the circuit so far this year.