Perry Grant

[zeberdee]

For all you Brits, I've just seen Perry Grant on Britain's got talent. He got through to the next round.

We saw him in January, he was so funny.

[bouhunter]

Saw him a couple months ago on Explorer.  He has a lot of avid fans!

[The Fun Researcher]

He was on the Anthem out of Bayonne march 2023.  He is definitely a character.  Stopped at his show for at least a little while each evening.  He is very fun to watch the first couple of times but his show is almost identical word for word each evening.

 

Still, had some nice chats with him after his shows.

 

Hope he goes far in BGT

[mets123]

He is an acquired taste. But you're right. His routine is the same every day.

[grandgeezer]

1 hour ago, mets123 said:

He is an acquired taste. But you're right. His routine is the same every day.

You can say that again. Many years ago, we were on a Holland America ship and he was just a lounge act. We walked by the lounge, on the way to the theater several times and it seemed like the place was full. One night, apparently the guest entertainer missed the ship so they moved him up to the main theater. The place was full, but after about ten minutes, it was like somebody tripped the fire alarm, mass exodus, us included.

[harz99]

On 5/19/2024 at 4:40 PM, grandgeezer said:

You can say that again. Many years ago, we were on a Holland America ship and he was just a lounge act. We walked by the lounge, on the way to the theater several times and it seemed like the place was full. One night, apparently the guest entertainer missed the ship so they moved him up to the main theater. The place was full, but after about ten minutes, it was like somebody tripped the fire alarm, mass exodus, us included.

And conversely we've seen his theatre shows on both Royal and Celebrity ships and have never witnessed a mass exodus...

[gavvy]

I saw him on Anthem and thought he was rude and quite insulting with backhanded comments to some in the audience, I'm sure I heard his contract was not renewed on here shortly after.

 

We also watched him in 270 doing a sound check one afternoon and he was talking into an open mike to the tech guys upstairs, he was err blunt and annoyed to say the least with them.  I'm not surprised he's not on RCL at the moment with his attitude.

[The Fun Researcher]

27 minutes ago, gavvy said:

I saw him on Anthem and thought he was rude and quite insulting with backhanded comments to some in the audience, I'm sure I heard his contract was not renewed on here shortly after.

 

We also watched him in 270 doing a sound check one afternoon and he was talking into an open mike to the tech guys upstairs, he was err blunt and annoyed to say the least with them.  I'm not surprised he's not on RCL at the moment with his attitude.

Yeah, his sense of humor is not for everyone that's for sure.  We enjoyed the first show we saw of his but it faded quickly after that.

[bouhunter]

19 hours ago, gavvy said:

I saw him on Anthem and thought he was rude and quite insulting with backhanded comments to some in the audience, I'm sure I heard his contract was not renewed on here shortly after.

 

We also watched him in 270 doing a sound check one afternoon and he was talking into an open mike to the tech guys upstairs, he was err blunt and annoyed to say the least with them.  I'm not surprised he's not on RCL at the moment with his attitude.

He is on RCCL, saw him a couple months ago.  You might not like his show, and we're not fans.  But he has MANY fans on RCCL.  Believe it or not some book cruises just because he is there.

[gavvy]

1 hour ago, bouhunter said:

He is on RCCL, saw him a couple months ago.  You might not like his show, and we're not fans.  But he has MANY fans on RCCL.  Believe it or not some book cruises just because he is there.

 

I did see he had his fans. As with everything it can't appeal to everyone I suppose.

He seemed very popular on BGT the other night too. Maybe he will do well.

 

Still think he has a massive attitude problem though 😕 

[Baron Barracuda]

For a long time he was a fixture in Michael's Club on X's Eclipse.  Had a very loyal following of elderly blue haired ladies who sailed just because of him.  I was in my 50's back then and his music was from well before my time.

 

And if BGT is similar to AGT most acts that aren't totally lame (and some that are) get through the first round.  Then they trim down the number of acts off camera.

Edited May 21 by Baron Barracuda

[luvbrady]

The first night on Explorer he was moderately entertaining- on lather, rinse and repeat we found him to be borderline insufferable.  As did the bartender who was quite pleased to be transferring to the casino bar the next cruise.  As noted he did not stray from his script which ended up being redundant and borderline condescending.

[Charles4515]

On 5/20/2024 at 3:37 PM, gavvy said:

I saw him on Anthem and thought he was rude and quite insulting with backhanded comments to some in the audience, I'm sure I heard his contract was not renewed on here shortly after.

 

 

Being rude, insulting and a bully is part of his show. There are lot of people who love that. I think it is sick but to each their own. As some have mentioned here he has fans who book for his show. 

Edited May 21 by Charles4515

[kwokpot]

3 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

Being rude, insulting and a bully is part of his show. There are lot of people who love that. I think it is sick but to each their own. As some have mentioned here he has fans who book for his show. 

It's not much different than many of the comedians doing their 'adult' shows. And of course we have The Quest adult scavenger hunt that's can be just as risque with bawdily humor. The elephant in the room is much of his show and his persona is about the old-fashioned Gay humor similar to Wayland Flowers and Madame and Peter Allan. His humor isn't anything different than something you'd hear on Golden Girls, Monty Python, Benny Hill. 

Edited May 22 by kwokpot

[Charles4515]

40 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

It's not much different than many of the comedians doing their 'adult' shows. And of course we have The Quest adult scavenger hunt that's can be just as risque with bawdily humor. The elephant in the room is much of his show and his persona is about the old-fashioned Gay humor similar to Wayland Flowers and Madame and Peter Allan. His humor isn't anything different than something you'd hear on Golden Girls, Monty Python, Benny Hill. 

I think it is different. Abusing individual passengers as part of his show might be comedy to you but I think it is sad. 

[kwokpot]

1 minute ago, Charles4515 said:

I think it is different. Abusing individual passengers as part of his show might be comedy to you but I think it is sad. 

You may not like it but insult comedy is not the sole perview of Perry Grant.

 

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-insult-comedians/ranker-comedy

[Charles4515]

18 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

You may not like it but insult comedy is not the sole perview of Perry Grant.

 

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-insult-comedians/ranker-comedy

Those comedians are not insulting cruise ship passengers who may attend the show unaware. Plus he is not funny….

[kwokpot]

2 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

Those comedians are not insulting cruise ship passengers who may attend the show unaware. Plus he is not funny….

Are you saying you've never attended a comedy show where the majority of the comic's act is to pick on audience members?

[Charles4515]

22 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

Are you saying you've never attended a comedy show where the majority of the comic's act is to pick on audience members?

Nope. And when a comedian did pick on an audience member they were not mean. Or abusive.  He treated one lady like she was dirt. 

Edited May 22 by Charles4515

[cruisegus]

None of the anti Perry comments sound like the performer I saw a couple of years ago.  I little different and with tons of energy, that's the Perry show I remember, with lots of audience singalong.  High energy with a packed audience in schooner every night

[neverbeenhere]

Perry was a Celebrity regular for a bit of time.

My only suggestions are that whether you love the show or not… smile, laugh(grimace), clap and do not leave before the performance is over. 

[grandgeezer]

1 hour ago, neverbeenhere said:

Perry was a Celebrity regular for a bit of time.

My only suggestions are that whether you love the show or not… smile, laugh(grimace), clap and do not leave before the performance is over. 

Who would sit and listen to something they really don’t like? There are many other things to do that you like. Why waste 40-45 minutes of your vacation that you can’t get back?

[little britain]

6 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

I think it is different. Abusing individual passengers as part of his show might be comedy to you but I think it is sad. 

It depends if you have a Formica countertop or not 🤷‍♀️

[gavvy]

7 hours ago, kwokpot said:

Are you saying you've never attended a comedy show where the majority of the comic's act is to pick on audience members?

 

I think the big difference is if you are going to a comedy club it's fair game and you sort of expect to be picked on.

 

Listening to a piano show in the bar is a bit different.  While he does have his fans his show is a lot different to what you would expect listening to a lounge act in a relaxed bar, we sat through it and thought wow really

 

[bouhunter]

13 hours ago, neverbeenhere said:

Perry was a Celebrity regular for a bit of time.

My only suggestions are that whether you love the show or not… smile, laugh(grimace), clap and do not leave before the performance is over. 

His schooner bar set on Explorer in February was 3+ hours.  I doubt most people felt an obligation to stay "until it was over".......