There is a certain urgency in this year’s Pappy’s offering: the high energy comedy troupe have lost their Fun Club suffix and are now the brink of financial ruin. Cue an hour of high jinx and larking about while the boys find a financial backer for their business.
Fans of previous shows will initially note the absence of the fourth Pappy, but the new three piece formation of Ben, Tom and Matthew does not disappoint. Renowned for their enthusiasm and hilarious escapades, the fact that the boys are missing a member means the other three simply step it up a gear.
Looking for a show which guarantees laughs from start to finish, Pappy’s All Business is the one for you. The jokes, costumes, scenery and songs are simultaneously imaginative and clever yet incredibly simple – and this makes the magic of Pappy’s.
Be prepared for an outrageous and fantastic journey, cramming in a wild mixture of fun from a rapping petrol pump to a singing dog, as well as a perform-off between Pappy’s and femme fatale comediennes La Papoise.
It is often hard to tell which parts of the show are scripted and which parts are just three friends having a laugh, but this approach makes them all the more charming. Without a doubt, the funniest sketch show on the Fringe for the third year running.
5/5 
Libby Pollock
(4 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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