Throughout the years hundreds of new comedians have died a slow and painful death at the Edinburgh Fringe. But not Pippa Evans who last year won the, Funny Women Fringe Award for Best Newcomer, and talented, confident and playfully unhinged Evan’s makes a valiant return to the Festival.
Armed with her handsome but silent glamorous assistant, Barry Manilow on the keyboard, she rattles through a set stuffed with some great and certainly unique characters. Specifically a cabaret singer getting over the recent death of her singing partner, an alcoholic, acoustic singer-songwriter and best of all a militant Pleasance Courtyard ticket inspector who has eyes on an audience member and intends to woo them with long and painful love song. Evans is very funny and while not every joke hits its target, she has more than enough charm and talent to pull her through.
Gloriously and unashamedly bonkers this is not the type of show that will appeal to those who like their comedy intelligent and cutting edge, but if you go with the flow there is lots of fun to be had here, like a silly audience participation games of bingo with the winner taking home a meat based juice drinks and peppered throughout are some great little songs, Evans more than holds her own, delivering a confident show for such a young talent.
4/5 
Martin Miller
(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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