Eddy Brimson appeared to be a timid performer which, along with his soft spoken delivery and edginess, gave off a hint of Lee Evans. But Brimson didn’t sweat profusely and didn’t do body contortions.

He used a ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ tact as his act was comprised of ‘real life’ experiences.  But instead of an opportunity to illuminate the humour in his twisted life experiences it seemed to come across more as a counselling session; an opportunity for him to exorcise some demons and have the last word against some factions who had done him wrong.

A lengthy monologue about how he was mistreated by the police contained a few humorous moments but ended up simply serving as an ‘aren’t police bad?’ speech. Later, an anti-advert for brand sunglasses came across as just that; a delivery that high-lighted the horrendousness of the situation but no real punchline.

Then he snapped out of it, delivered some snappy one liners and focussed on some of life’s more trivial matters like sex, drugs and omelettes which the audience seemed better at relating and responding to.

Don’t get me wrong, he was a funny man when he got into his flow of absurdities, but the extensive diatribes were a bit too hit-and-miss, giving a disjointed set overall.

The Comedy Club - Crawley - 26/05/2004 - Support Act