Show 36: Alternative Comedy Memorial Society

Though not appearing in the edfringe website, it was listed on the Monkey Barrel site and thank goodness I found it, I was initially saddened at the thought of being bereft of this stalwart of showcasing alternative, daring acts (I'll never forget Joe Lycett's drag act Nigella Farage).

Highlights from this show included Ted Hill's love of presidents, a Fifer playing an Italian Opera singer singing the ingredients of a Penguin chocolate bar (I'd never have thought anyone can make singing 'milk' hilarious, thank you ACMS) and a mildly unsettling Scot playing a vaguely Eastern-European lady dancing with a Serbian audience member (an initial technical snafoo giving rise to a lovely moment of improvised singing followed by the actual dance compilation). A thoroughly enjoyable late night affair. I look forward to the traditional end-of-festival alternative awards show.

Score: 8/10
Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, Monkey Barrel 1
Dates: 28th August
Time: 00:00
Price: £8