Lara Ricote's 'Inkling' Called Her Best Standup Yet
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- Lara Ricote's show Inkling is reviewed as a leap forwards from her already-excellent first two shows, with the critic calling it her best work yet
- Ricote frames the set around mystery and messages, opening at the oracle at Delphi and telling audiences that understanding just 65% of the show is enough
- Ricote weaves personal material including the end of a long-term relationship and the start of a friendship with another hard-of-hearing comic into the show's structure
- The performance dramatises her interest in the signals life sends through a sketch in which a man tries to discuss a painting with her in a museum
- Ricote deploys physical comedy throughout, including imitating 'split-tongue guy' with her whole body and performing a funny establishing shot evoking New York City
- The show tracks Ricote growing up in real time as her confidence grows and she inches towards a fuller embrace of her hard-of-hearing identity
Why it matters: For comedy audiences and programmers, *Inkling* positions Lara Ricote as a distinctive voice maturing in real time, blending physical clowning with personal material about deafness and connection. The review's framing of the show as her 'best yet' signals a rising trajectory that bookers and festival line-ups are likely to follow.
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