Keith Farnan: Sex Traffic - How Much Is That Woman In The Window?

For instance, he gives a detailed and sad tale of his trip to a lap dancing bar, knowing all along that the dancers were probably depressed or on drugs. He describes the Icelandic girl who gave him a personal dance, and how she was actually an economics student trying to make ends meet. But the punchline he arrives at speculates that this lap dancer may have been partly responsible for the breakdown of the Icelandic economy – you know, because she is a woman. Similarly, on the issue of poor female representation in politics, Farnan suggests how great it would be if Hilary Clinton had been elected – the most powerful country in the world with a woman at the helm. But wait, what if she menstruates all over some important legislation? Cue laughter.

Sex Traffic certainly seems unique in its particular combination of candid social criticism and humour – if only the two weren't so incompatible. Farnan needs to find a way to stay cohesively funny and political. Sex Traffic doesn't manage this, and fails to realise its considerable potential.