| In a time when there is a dearth of genuine comedy talent on our TV screens and we are force fed mind-numbing American tripe and 'comedy by numbers' sit-coms by the half-hour, it is good to know that Britain is producing some genuinely brilliant comics. Daniel Kitson is in that category. His show finds laughter in the oddest places: New York hot dog stands, his flooded university room and Radio 4, to name a few. Kitson had the audience in hysterics, with his meandering delivery and expert dispatching of those foolish enough to heckle. His deliberately faltering delivery belies a sharp wit and charm that really makes the audience warm to him; he avoids the pitfall of becoming a tragic character and generates a great empathy from the audience. Improvisation provided plenty of laughs as Kitson sent an audience member to the noisy bar next door to ask the DJ to turn the music down, then phoned the bar to complain. In a final bid for revenge, he blasted them with 'Belle and Sebastien' turned up to eleven. Throughout the 2½ hours of relentlessly funny yet poignant tales, Kitson involved the audience - giving the sense that the gig was genuinely intimate and this was a man doing something he loved. This show really is a must see; genuine roll-in-the-aisle laughs for nearly three hours are not easily found. Catch him while you can, you will not be disappointed. | 
