If for any reason getting out to Fringe shows is impracticable, fret not: Jonny Potts has crafted a show that you don’t need to leave home to enjoy. Actually he bills it as, “The Fringe show you can enjoy between Fringe shows!”

Made in the mode of a “comfy, old-fashioned radio show”, The Kincaid Weekender – at www.cinemaindecline.com – is hosted by the urbane and dulcet-toned Stanley Mills, with a Sports spot contributed by Pete Brown, and the Country Matters slot filled by Gerard Colbeck: as true blue a bunch of white men as you might hope to find claiming status in a small Kiwi town.

Such regular items as ‘Round and About’ and ‘Trading Post’ subtly reveal the casual racism and rampant capitalism of an unchallenged hamlet while whimsy is byword for such treats as sports statistics and the weather report.

Each week there’s a guest spot, the first being filled by Brian DeMurgh who once tickled the ivories on Pacific Cruise liners and now plays down the local RSA. He too is a treat that leaves a questionable aftertaste.

There being no other credits in the limited info I have, I take it Potts voices the lot which is a very impressive achievement, given the variety in character and tone. Does he engineer all the technical things too? Probably but I’ll stand corrected if it is otherwise.

New episodes are posted each Saturday of the NZ Fringe (until 1 March) at 10am.

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