This show deserves at least one prize: for the most accurate description in the Fringe programme. Here I am, trying to describe Ben Moor’s quick-fire but slow burning humour, and he’s done it for me! Grounded in highly accomplished storytelling, the wit comes from all directions: clever word-play, groan-worthy puns and some great one-liners. Sometimes simply observational, his quirky humour ranges through the ludicrous and surreal to the further shores of philosophy and existential melancholy. Plus, there’s some acutely observed situational comedy. It’s a virtuoso performance, the more so for often being quietly understated. The show had me listening for every word: a wake up, perhaps for similar attentiveness to other shows. Wonderful: Ben Moor comes across with warmth and humanity.

Pleasance Courtyard until 25 Aug.
tw rating 4/5 | [Alan Cranston]