Mark Steel's in Toon, Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Fringe

An hour of the oddities of life in Britain.  Although the focus is largely on Scotland there are several detours to England and even the odd visit to Wales and Northern Ireland.  Steel sees the things we see, but never look at properly.  His scrutiny takes in Robert Burns, Andy Murray, graffitti and Captain Oates.  Plus a few pictures up on screen, quotes from the most obscure of books, and some poetry of dubious origins....

This quickfire tour of eccentricity is delivered from an astute comic brain and Steel is consistently funny.  And of course he can't resist a few references to recent political events, with the lies of Leave and subsequent fiasco.  His conversational style, bad accents and immediately appealing personality draw in his audience and the punchlines hit the target.   An upbeat, professional and always entertaining hour of comedy.

But I'm sorry Mark, I'll have to take issue with you on one thing.  It isn't "brown sauce" - It's "chippie sauce" we have here in Edinburgh.  These things matter.

Recommended.

Mark Steel's in Toon is on at the Assembly Hall until 28 August.