Review by Steve Bennett

What can I say? A Liverpool comedian of, he says, 17 years experience, doing a traditional stand-up show. He's recently played clubs in Singapore, Borneo and elsewhere in the Far East and could probably play in any venue where they spoke English.

He claims he got backache and couldn't write this show until he was on the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh but, strangely, this train seems to have gone via Carlisle for his pre-Fringe try-outs.

This might explain why there are again jokes about Carlisle in his Fringe show this year, as there were last year. And jokes about Thunderbirds, Stingray, Liverpool stereotypes and other subjects which he also covered last year.

But, hey, it's a good stand-up act; a good traditional script well-told by a seasoned pro who can switch on happiness, enthusiasm and personal warmth from an internal switch marked I'm On Stage.

He also had the confidence to allow stretches without overt laughs where he talked about childhood beatings and lack of love from his mother. If he can develop those strands more, he will have an even more interesting act but if not, he will always be good value for money delivering a totally professional act to satisfied audiences.

The title of the show, of course, means nothing. His nanna used to go to bingo and there was an item about terrorism on TV when his agent asked what the show would be called.

Review date: 1 Aug 2004
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett