For example, the prank of editing the Wikipedia page for the Sydney monorail to reference Springfield’s similar folly is lovely, but all the jokes were conceived in the Simpsons’ writers’ room. ![]() The downside of appropriating Simpsons clips – yoink! – is that his stand-up is presented against some of the finest joke-writing in TV, and inevitably falls short (and he limits his discussion to the ‘golden age’ of seasons 3 to 10). He uses that ability to doctor clips with his own voiceover, sometimes with a bit of video manipulation too, to make them fit his take on them. Yianni’s an affable presenter with an excellent talent for impersonating the inhabitants of Springfield – a skill which provides the best joke of the night, which closes off the show. It’s the comedy festival equivalent those clickbait posts which promise: ‘The Simpsons predicted the Panama papers,' when it really means: ‘The Simpsons made a joke about tax havens.' So you got hoodwinked, but you still got to watch a clip of Bart when you should have been working, so how bad could that be? There’s little greater narrative than that, with mild stand-up ideas about politicians, rivalry between neighbouring towns, and the fact he’s now as old as Homer serving to get us from one clip to the next. The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know is, as you might expect, an excuse for a reminder of the animation’s finest moments, and a warm wallow in shared in-jokes. Hitching his show to the juggernaut of the world’s best-known comedy show has paid dividends for Yianni Agisilaou, packing out his venue with Simpsons fans – and one heretic dragged along by her more devout partner.
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