Canadian born, L.A. living Davis has a theme to her act and it's her. I almost feel cheated about knowing that she is only three-and-a-half feet tall before she came on. I could sense the horror of anticipation filling some of my fellow audience members as she made her way to the stage. I think I might have wanted to experience the, "What the fu-" emotions that rippled through the room but I didn't. I knew and was prepared for “The Ferrari” when she hauled herself unceremoniously onto a chair so she could reach the microphone.

Davis is what she is; she doesn’t apologise, compromise or try to make it easy for us and in this world of PC consciousness I can understand that sensibilities may start to conflict in the audience’s mind – "Aargh! Mustn’t laugh at little person. But little person is funny. But jokes are about her being little. Nooooooooo!"

She talks dirty, swears and delights in the suffering that straight talking children sometimes bring on themselves. She verges on surreal with the things she does when people mistake her for a child and the varied ways she embarrasses her husband in public. The standard topics for many female comics get covered: periods, underwear, toilet bits, beauty treatments, etc; but all get Davis's unique "angle".

She's funny, there's not much else to say. Her material is entirely based around her experience of being the height she is and the misconceptions that are cast against her. It’s edutainment people. Enlightenment through the gift of comedy.

She is currently on tour in the UK until 8th May. Her remaining dates can be found on her website at tanyaleedavis.com.

The Comedy Club - Crawley - 28/04/2004 - Headline Act