Rare Birds Entertainment - Edinburgh, Shows 2006

England didn't want another Canadian,
but Lasarev was determined to stay.

In February 2006, Canadian comedian Alex Lasarev was deported from Britain. Now, the Komedia�s �Best new comedian� is back, legal and here to tell you about his anarchic new adventure. Experience his deportation from bewildering the police, and surviving prison meat products, to getting free plane tickets home. ALEX LASAREV: ILLEGAL IMPORT, a world premier 50-minute show from the man bbc.co.uk described as �Outrageously, achingly funny�

For press enquiries and interview requests please contact Yael Lackmaker on 07956 595 617 or at yael7777@hotmail.com. Press photos available for download at www.alexlasarev.com

THREE WEEKS REVIEW ****
This completely mental Canadian has a recent life story that any comedian would die for. From the start, his exuberance immediately warmed up the audience, as he began proceedings with some general banter. Then ensued the telling of hilarious events of the last year; his eviction from England, where he was illegally residing, his subsequent, carefully plotted re-entry, and then his attempt to leave again, only to be stopped by the Police and put in jail! You couldn't help but laugh. His stories of his attempted escapes from the clutches of boredom in jail are enough to render one equally as hysterical, and by the end, you are gasping for breath. He simply couldn't have made up anything better. Definitely a night well spent.
fpp 17. tw rating 4/5 [tc]