Show 17: Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder

A young comedian who's slowly making a name for himself on the comedy circuit, this is Pelham's third solo show at the fringe. I first discovered him by chance in 2012 when watching a showcase student gig with friends, and I've seen him intermittently through the years. His first solo show two years ago was a strong debut but having missed last year's show I wanted to see what Pelham had to offer this year.

It's another strong hour this year, just a shame the crowd was small, though it did lend itself to some interesting audience banter.

This show's about how Pelham's found an attractive girlfriend and how he is trying to better himself as a person while pondering the current political mess of the world. There's plenty of pulling apart himself with amusing asides.

He handled the audience quite well too - a slight distraction from a guy eating loud sweets led to a sharing of candies with the rest of the audiene, and a slightly sinister but very drunk chap in the 2nd row lent to some interesting riffs.

Overall a decent show with plenty of potential. It'll be interesting to see how he further develops his comic voice through the years.

Score: 7/10

Venue: Gilded Balloon at Teviot

Dates: 20th-27th

Time: 19:45

Price: £9 (£8 concession) weekdays, £11 (£10 concession) weekends