Stars of the last couple of Edinburgh festivals Pappy's Fun Club have embarked upon a short tour spreading the word of that rare live event nowadays, sketch comedy. While the Scottish capital delivers shows tailored to last only one hour, regional audiences need a longer performance to lure them out.
This, however, can often lead to material being aired which is little more than "filling". There was plenty of this in the (luckily short first half) including an overlong Bob Dylan sketch which wouldn't have been funny forty years ago.
Fortunately, the second half was a different matter. This was last year's comedy show attempting to achieve a world record of 200 sketches in an hour, never a realistic target but allowing the talented trio preformers to revel in hilarious silliness.
As ever with sketches ( and personal taste) some are funnier than others but what was never at doubt was the level of comic brilliance amongst the performers. If the material sagged, the audience was lifted by a variety of local references ( especially comments about "Hairspray" playing in the bigger venue) or just watching the three performers thoroughly enjoying themselves on stage.
They also struck the perfect balance between the quick throw-aways sketches and the use of returning characters eg the World's tallest man and Dino the Dinosaur who were increasingly loved by the adoring audience each time they appeared.
Not as slick as The Penny Dreadfuls and Idiots of Ants but a comic troupe to follow.
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