Reviewed by Ruth Saint

Paul Aldrich has been in the comedy business for 20 years and his polished performance on the Bananas show is, as usual, slick family fun. There were a few references to things American, certain TV shows for instance that I just didn't get but overall Paul's set was reasonably funny. Interestingly this Californian comedian is also a talented guitar player and singer and uses his gift in his stand up act. He has a talent for taking well known songs and changing the lyrics and gets a lot of laughs on his reflections of growing up and dating whilst playing well known theme tunes on his guitar and he sings a clever ditty about therapy to the tune of "Yesterday". His act included jokes on being single, dating and of course religion and he gave a humorous reflection of Abraham and Isaac being the perfect example of a dysfunctional family. I didn't find his comments on people with dyslexia funny nor did I laugh as wholeheartedly as the audience. But still, Mr Aldrich is worth investigating.

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