Ross Noble & Deirdre O'Kane

This show of two halves was the result of a bizarre marriage of styles. Delivering gentle jibes, quotations from other comics and a verbatim recital of an absurd but true "phone a friend" from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, O'Kane came across more as witty reporter than comedian. The venue's bafflingly poor lighting didn't help, ignoring the requirements of comedy - audiences laugh in the dark - while illuminating the bar staff near the stage. When the phenomenally quick Geordie bounded on, though, it was clear anything could happen. Seemingly allergic to prepared material, Noble gave a relentlessly improvised performance, drawing guffaws from creaky toilet doors, belly laughs from mysterious front-row punters and hysterics from the always-sensitive issue of how to wear a sombrero at a funeral.