Review: Sugar Daddy at the Underbelly Boulevard Soho

Review: Sugar Daddy at the Underbelly Boulevard Soho

‘What is grief if not un-monetised content?’ An autobiographical tale. Sam, dressed in shorts and vest, is sat on a small deck. Representing the coast, behind him are swag curtains, with an artist’s easel to one side with six chairs lined up, such as you’d find in a community hall, writes Linda Emmanuel.  His story

Sugar Daddy – Underbelly Boulevard Soho

Some comedy shows aim simply to entertain. ‘Sugar Daddy’, written and solo-performed by comedian Sam Morrison, does something far rarer, it makes an audience laugh until their cheeks ache, and then quietly reminds them how fragile and beautiful love and life can be, it delivers a comedy punchline and at the same time, leaves an emotional wound. Performed at Underbelly Boulevard Soho, Morrison’s one-man show begins with the easy rhythm of stand-u…

Sugar Daddy – Underbelly Boulevard Soho, London

Writer: Sam Morrison Director: Amrou Al-Kadhi First seen at the Edinburgh Festival back in 2022, charismatic comedian Sam Morrison channels grief into humour in his slickly put-together and often very funny autobiographical single-hander Sugar Daddy. The performer describes himself as an “anxious, ADHD, asthmatic, gay diabetic Jew” with a penchant for “fat old men”, which [...] The post Sugar Daddy – Underbelly Boulevard Soho, London appeared fi…