Taking a break from his popular stints on ‘Friday Night Project’ and ‘8 out of 10 cats’, Rob Rouse makes a charming return to the Fringe. If you can get over the fact that Rouse seems to forget he has a microphone in his hand and shouts to near ear bleeding levels for his entire hour long set there is a lot of fun to be had here.
Rouse wants to discuss the honest events of his last year, specifically becoming a father and having to deal with a randy dog that is far, far more interested in showing his favourite red cushion a good time in-between, thoroughly cleaning his bits all day, than getting a walkies. His stories are a joy to hear, laugh out loud funny and incredible to watch as Rouse reveals himself to be a master storyteller and builds these true life tales from funny to eye-watering hilarious.
He doesn’t quite succeed in maintaining the pace for the entire hour though, some sections such as bad names for children and a simulation of their horny pet gagging as it deep throats itself, go on and on and reek of padding, but the audience are having too much fun to notice. This performance has a great, tender heart like Rouse that makes him endlessly watchable even when he isn’t quite hitting his mark. But any shortcomings are more than made up for with a finale of a video montage of family footage that is one of the funniest things you will see at the Festival.
4/5 
Martin Miller
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