Milton's Gearing Up For a Fight!
IN PREPARATION for his performance at Parr Hall on February 17, the Warrington Guardian interviewed the master of surreal one-liners, Milton Jones.
Influenced by comedic actors such as Rowan Atkinson, and the new school comedians of the early 1990s, like Eddie Izzard, Jones seeks eccentric alternatives to traditional stand up.
Having performed to royalty, including, Prince Edward and Sophie, as well as the thousands who have watched him around the country, his unique methods clearly have wide-ranging appeal.
Milton admitted that his distinctive one-liner style simply developed out of chronic stage fright earlier in his career, and a need to get a quick laugh.
The comic then confessed that his other distinctive characteristic, his loud Hawaiian shirts, had an ulterior motive.
Milton said: “Because I’m not the most vocal one on Mock the Week, if the viewers don’t remember my name, they will at least remember the guy with the shirts.”
Following this admission, the comedian then offered an intriguing insight into the dynamics of the panel show.
Commentating on the competition between the comedians, Jones stated: “Before the show, it is equivalent to shaking hands before a race; it’s every man for themselves.”
With some comedians, Milton even suggested that the atmosphere prior to the show resembled one similar to ‘gearing up for a fight.’
Despite his eccentric exterior, the comedian adopts a far more subdued lifestyle.
By having a family at a young age, it has meant that the self-confessed ‘Grandad of comedy’, holds a different focus to most other successful comedians.
Indeed when he is not working, Milton chooses to spend most of his time with his family in order to gain a sense of ‘normality and reality.’ Milton promised however that his rebellious phase is still yet to come. In the meantime, the comic has a busy new year planned.
Rather than taking time out after the five month tour, 2011 will play host to radio shows, television pilots and yet more ‘Mock the Week’ appearances.
When asked what he did to maintain his focus on such a potentially arduous and lonely work schedule, he simply stated: “I keep my sanity by talking to my family.”
If you enjoy the eccentricity and creativity of Bill Bailey or Ross Noble, then this is a gig not to be missed. Especially when you consider that he claimed that Warrington is the best venue of the entire tour and if it was up to him, he would have performed for free.
Was he serious? Maybe not. Will his gig be a night with a difference? Certainly.
Influenced by comedic actors such as Rowan Atkinson, and the new school comedians of the early 1990s, like Eddie Izzard, Jones seeks eccentric alternatives to traditional stand up.
Having performed to royalty, including, Prince Edward and Sophie, as well as the thousands who have watched him around the country, his unique methods clearly have wide-ranging appeal.
Milton admitted that his distinctive one-liner style simply developed out of chronic stage fright earlier in his career, and a need to get a quick laugh.
The comic then confessed that his other distinctive characteristic, his loud Hawaiian shirts, had an ulterior motive.
Milton said: “Because I’m not the most vocal one on Mock the Week, if the viewers don’t remember my name, they will at least remember the guy with the shirts.”
Following this admission, the comedian then offered an intriguing insight into the dynamics of the panel show.
Commentating on the competition between the comedians, Jones stated: “Before the show, it is equivalent to shaking hands before a race; it’s every man for themselves.”
With some comedians, Milton even suggested that the atmosphere prior to the show resembled one similar to ‘gearing up for a fight.’
Despite his eccentric exterior, the comedian adopts a far more subdued lifestyle.
By having a family at a young age, it has meant that the self-confessed ‘Grandad of comedy’, holds a different focus to most other successful comedians.
Indeed when he is not working, Milton chooses to spend most of his time with his family in order to gain a sense of ‘normality and reality.’ Milton promised however that his rebellious phase is still yet to come. In the meantime, the comic has a busy new year planned.
Rather than taking time out after the five month tour, 2011 will play host to radio shows, television pilots and yet more ‘Mock the Week’ appearances.
When asked what he did to maintain his focus on such a potentially arduous and lonely work schedule, he simply stated: “I keep my sanity by talking to my family.”
If you enjoy the eccentricity and creativity of Bill Bailey or Ross Noble, then this is a gig not to be missed. Especially when you consider that he claimed that Warrington is the best venue of the entire tour and if it was up to him, he would have performed for free.
Was he serious? Maybe not. Will his gig be a night with a difference? Certainly.
