Festival Diaries #3: Best of the Fest

It seemed rather strange going to see a show called "Best of the Fest" when the festival has only just begun; surely you could only decide what was best AFTER the festival? Despite the incongruity of the situation, we were in good spirits for the show. Well, it was Friday night and we were ready to laugh.

The host of the evening; the unassuming, very likeable Irishman Dara O'Briain kept us grinning as he introduced the acts, the first of which was a homegrown boy, Des Clarke, with his own brand of bewildering babble. Definitely one to watch in the future.

Also performing was the superb Aussie Adam Hills. Sweet, charming and genuinely friendly, he has the audience eating out of the palm of his hand. Oh and he's funny too.

Last up on stage was the inimitable Rich Hall as Otis Lee Crenshaw. I was crying with laughter when I saw his own show a couple of years back. This performance was too short by far, but he remains a personal favourite - I urge you to see him.