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Laugh and the world laughs with you, as the saying goes, and the world had its ribs tickled during the latest Funny Bone event at the Dilly.
Steven Davidson was once again on-hand to host the proceedings and did so with his usual charm and love of all things Scottish. Luckily for him, his old pal and countryman Angus was sat in the front row again, but this time he was not the one getting picked on.
It’s inevitable when you go to a comedy show, someone in the front row will be fodder for the comedians and this time, it was poor Tim’s turn to take the flack for his ‘70s-inspired haircut’.
First to take the stage was Fin Taylor, a likable young man with an amusing take on living in shared accommodation and punting a hamster in a ball ... sounds cruel, but apparently no animals were harmed in the making of the joke. One of his best gags revolved around ladies using sponges in the shower, it may not sound that funny now, but I assure you, the audience were soaking up the material.
Next up was the follically-challenged Dan Evans, my pick for the funniest comic on the bill. His dry wit, self-deprecating humility and snappy one-liners had the crowd rolling in the aisles.
The joke of the night, or should that be knight, was about getting a medieval suit of armour, going to the beach, burying yourself in sand and waiting for someone with a metal detector to arrive … priceless!
Rounding off the evening was Bruce Morton, a guy I’m guessing has been on the circuit for a long time. He started off strong by comparing his slender frame to the microphone stand, adding ‘I’ll move this over here so we don’t get mistaken for one another’.
Sadly, the rest of his act just didn’t resonate with me. Perhaps this is because most of his gags were aimed at the more mature (age wise at least) members of the audience. He did have a cracking joke about getting his attic converted … to another religion, which almost made me forgive him for his abysmal shirt.
