Funny man Ed Bryne has been making audiences all over the world laugh hysterically since his first gig in Glasgow in 1993. Tonight he’s at the Udderbelly for the Brighton Fringe. The stage is dressed only with a chair and a microphone complete with stand as the sell out crowd await his entrance. After seeing Ed on various TV shows he was high up on my list of people to see. His intelligent and witty style is bolstered by the fact he is Irish; a nation famed for being the butt of many a joke. Ed talks openly about his distaste for certain ‘celebrities’ with the attention seeking Jade Goody receiving a good battering! Posh-boy singer James Blunt also takes a verbal beating as Ed comically pulls apart his hit song ‘Beautiful’, pointing out the contradictions in the lyrics. The material starts off being fairly mild mannered but it didn’t take long before Ed brilliantly lowered the tone somewhat. The audience reacted well to this and a few obvious Brighton jokes were thrown in for good measure. A few right-wing religious groups also received a going over. Making religion a subject in a comedy show is bound to ruffle a few feathers but personally I think it makes for the perfect material! The subjects of men, women and sex were Ed’s chosen topics towards the end of the hour long set. These particular topics have been done to death over the years but somehow he manages to pull them off, something that other comics often fail to do. The air turns blue as the show reaches its climatic end and Ed leaves the stage to rapturous laughter and applause. Ed Bryne delivered an hour of hilarious comedy drawing on influences from throughout his career and the things that personally bug him. Although this was the first time I’d seen him live, I did recognize some of the jokes from his various appearances on Mock the Week. All said and done, this man will make your sides spilt.
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