One of Radio 4's comedy stars, Linda Smith's show at the Everyman delighted the crowd. A largely middle-aged audience suggested that radio listeners are her biggest fans, but television appearances on programmes such as Have I Got News For You have made her high-pitched East London accent recognisable to many.
Her stand-up show is sharp and topical; Tony Blair came in for a pasting and references to the recent Capital of Culture outcome went down very well with the Liverpool audience. She gets plenty in, and the content varies from television chefs (anyone who is as happy as Ainsley Harriott clearly hasn't understood the world!), to her childhood in a boring part of East London.
The set flows easily from start to finish. Linda's awareness of the makeup of her audience obviously affects her routine, but she caters for all, with accessible and witty material.
