Simon Munnery returns to Edinburgh with a brilliant and slightly more refined show compared to previous years, though still retaining his hotchpotch style. Between his character-driven interactive sketch, based in a conceptual restaurant, and his “real” set, Munnery gives the audience a taste of the full range of his comedy.
The “prelude” at La Concepta, the restaurant that serves not food, but art, allows Munnery to interact with the crowd in the aptly arranged Stand venue, serving up dishes such as Essence of World War One, and playing on various foreign stereotypes and preconceptions.
After a brief interlude during which Munnery screens a surreally hilarious short film, he returns to do the stand-up section of his set. His highly witty commentary and observations, combined with his bemused mannerisms, has the crowd reeling, a highlight being his dissection of John Lennon’s lyrics to ‘Imagine’. His word play and double entendres are nothing short of fantastic, and are clever enough that he gets a laugh out of even the most sorrowful tales. Entertaining songs interject his ramblings, and backed by double bassist Mick Moriarty, they add to the bizarre nature of the show.
With only a few days left at the Fringe, you’d be silly not to catch this show before it ends.
5/5 
Yann Chalmers
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