Show 35: Fin Taylor: Daddy Self-Care

Fin Taylor is always sharply critical of the norm and mainstream, a refreshing voice that really challenges. This year's show looks at being a new father and the growing awareness of male mental health. He risks alienating the audience, though I think he's always been deliberate in pushing buttons, and a final routine playing out comedy caricatures of mental illnesses does prove funny, though it feels a bit of a sudden end with the show running shy of 50 minutes. The show feels incomplete and perhaps there will be further developments prior to an early 2023 tour. While there are multiple grains that bear fruit, I wonder if I caught the show before a full harvest. The half-filled QueenDome may also have distracted this joker.

Score: 6/10
Venue: Pleasance Dome, QueenDome
Dates: 28th August
Time: 20:30
Price: £13