The East-End gangster image of Jeff Innocent needs no explanation and by the time he reaches the microphone he has already established a massive stage presence and thoroughly set the tone for what is to follow.

Unsurprisingly this hard-man persona figures largely in his material and covers a variety of subjects, road rage for example, that could easily lead you to imagine some highly worrying situations were he not so damn funny with it.

If overdone the cockney-tough-guy act could easily wear thin after an entire set, but Innocent strikes the perfect balance and as the show progresses the hard man takes a bit more of a back seat. The comedy moves away from the scary and towards the strange.

The savvy one liners which pepper his act are thinned out to make way for longer anecdotes.  Playing on their slightly disturbing subject matter, they are delivered perfectly and Innocent appears surprised that the audience are not relating on some personal level to the bizarre stories he is sharing.

With buckets of charisma, confidence and style Jeff Innocent puts on an impeccable show and his larger-than-life character remains perfectly understated. Experienced and undeniably talented, he's always top of the bill.  We can see why.