Harking from Cambridge Footlights, sketch trio, Sheeps, can't resist having clever layers of irony and meta-comedy in their shows. Their 2014 show 'Wembley Previews' was a genius of sketch comedy though I fear they may not match that dizzy height of narrative sketch shows.
This show, a retrospective, pulls together highlights of the previous ten years with some knowing commentary in between. A highlight of the show for me came from a presumed walkout as the trio made light ironic jibes at the 'woke' movement, with Liam suggesting the innocent punters were 'snowflakes' and Darren breaking character and quite rightly pointing out they could have been on either side of the argument with the irony being 'wafer thin'. They're certainly self-aware.
At times the meta-comedy threatens to be overly-clever and pretentious though the trio manage to tread the line to keep it entertaining.
The final 'three cowboys' sketch does well to play on Al's absence after a falling out and the subsequent substitution by a hapless audience member, overall it's an entertaining hour.
Score: 7/10
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Forth
Dates: 7th - 14th August
Time: 19:00
Price: £14 (£11 concessions) weekends, £12.50 (£10) weekdays
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