You can expect more than a few laughs when you go to see this liberally-bearded comic. There were times during his performance when he had the crowd in absolute hysterics, although the show itself was sometimes a bit jarring; not only did he jump from topic to topic erratically, making it sometimes difficult to follow his thread, but there were also times when he seemed to be struggling for material. However, once he did get onto a roll, he offered comedy gold. Subject matter stayed on quite trivial ground, but his show was more focused on the banter with the audience rather than on pre-prepared material. Don’t expect to have your sides splitting the whole time, but when this guy gets it right, he really gets it right.

Assembly Roxy, until 26 Aug (not 12), 7.00pm.
tw rating 4/5| [Jessica Cropper]