David Tsonos : Walking the Cat, Just the Tonic at The Caves, Edinburgh Fringe

A stand up show in which the title is actually reflected in much of the content.  Which makes a change.

Tsonos tells stories about the cat he inherited from his ex 16 years ago.  And other animals.  He's got nice easy (Canadian) delivery and lots of self deprecation, with a lot of decent punch lines.  There's some excellent jokes about cats, dogs and airport security.

You can tell who's a real pro comedian by how they handle a small self conscious audience, and Tsonos did a good job.  It didn't help that he was having to self censor a bit because some idiots had brought their 11 year old daughter into a show advertised as 16+ (can these people read?), but he always manage to keep the crowd with him.  And delivered a big finish with his routine about national animals.

Good fun and well worth a look.  But don't take your wee kids along, eh?

David Tsonos : Walking the Cat is on at Just the Tonic at The Caves at 14.45 until the 29th.