With 20 million YouTube hits and three number one albums in the iTunes comedy charts, Adam Kay is going from strength to strength. A Fringe favourite, Kay returns for another solo show in which he delights audiences with a mixture of stand-up and comedic versions of popular songs. Also known for his role in the comedy group Amateur Transplants, Kay first trained as an anaesthetist before turning his focus to making people laugh rather than sending them to sleep.
Since appearing at last year's Fringe Kay has been on the other side of the doctor-patient relationship, undergoing a significant spinal operation earlier this year that could have left him paralysed. His 2012 set centres on his experience in hospital and the various things that he set out to improve in his life as a result.
Kay is a wonderfully endearing blend of intellect, awkwardness, pianistic prowess and an occasional air of the maniacal, and the audience were hooked from the outset by his compelling story-telling. At times teetering so close to the edge as to verge on the uncomfortable, Kay succeeds in shocking but never losing his audience. Expect audience participation, expect swearing, and expect a degree of cringing embarrassment if you're on a date or there with parents, but above all else expect a great deal of laughter and delight at Kay's witty punditry.
If you are intrigued to know just what might turn ABBA into an abattoir, then this is the show for you.
