Words: Calum Baxter

4 Stars

Horatio Gould embarked on a UK tour following his sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year for his debut show, ‘Sweet Prince.’ He has supported Frankie Boyle on his ‘Lap of Shame’ tour and has directed two of Seann Walsh’s comedy specials. He is also the co-creator of smash hit web-series ‘Fin vs The Internet’ and hosts ‘Boys Gone Wild’ podcast. This aging millennial is already exhausted by listing his achievements. He delights audiences with his second hour, ‘Return of the Space Cowboy’.

Considering himself a tribal elder of Gen Z, at the age of 27, Horatio finds the funny in the disparities between different generations. He starts by examining his father’s assertion that his son’s generation are ‘snowflakes with learning difficulties’. Horatio proposing that we ought to use this to our advantage assigning roles within the army to people with different neurodevelopmental disorders to humorous effect. We were lucky on this night to have a tattoo artist in the audience to corroborate the millennial
moustache tattoo trend.

Observations regarding the ethics of cannibalism, as well as how the art of the internet sex scam has deteriorated, are also entertaining and insightful. The focus then pivots to his first girlfriend who he met on a fantasy online roleplaying game. He leaves the audience wondering whether there is any truth in
the anecdote with a throw-away gag.

Horatio Gould: Return of the Space Cowboy
Pleasance Dome – Ace Dome
20:20
Aug 21 – 25