Rebecca Took Local Reporter

What do you get if you combine Mr. Bean, Liza Minelli and Bubbles from Ab Fab? No, I didn’t think I’d see those three in a sentence either, but then I never thought I’d see an hour of comedy which attempted to explain economic theory through song and dance.

Eshaan Akbar is aiming to teach his audience something new about Islam.

‘Imagine you met Santa Claus. Imagine you were so shocked, you killed him, just so you didn’t have to believe anymore.’

‘Over the next 3000 seconds, you will experience human emotions, such as joy, laughter and boredom’. So begins Brennan Reece’s Evermore, and he’s right – except for the boredom part.

Break a Leg! is a whimsical hour in memorandum of a bygone age of showbusiness, through which Brandreth romps with a biographical flourish.

Christian Finnegan describes himself as ‘woke but extremely groggy’. This description mutually applies to his stand-up.

Shake a Leg is a topical and hilarious hour of comedy, which sees Andrew Maxwell masterfully navigating modern phenomena from Twitter trolls to Brexit. It is an invocation to pay attention to the world around us, while not getting too bogged down in the news.

Do you listen to music without headphones? Do you leave your rubbish for others to clean up? Did you think your vote 'wouldn't count'? You might just be an 'Entry Level Human'. 

Imagine a sketch show doing a parody of a niche Fringe production, and this would be it. An excellent, entertaining hour of multitasking music and mythology. 

What do you get when CBBC meets SNL? 

Ashely Blaker’s comedy revolves around one of the oldest religions in the world and his observance of its teachings and traditions, yet Observant Jew manages to be a deeply topical show.

The Raymond & Mr. Timpkins Revue don't do high theatre or deeply thoughtful comedy, but they aren’t trying to. It’s well executed gag comedy that aims for easily laughs, and gets them aplenty.