Lenny Beige's Pick of the Fringe

I suppose that this is an ideal way to get a taste of various acts that are gracing the Fringe this year and Mr Beige has both Mervyn Stutter and Nicholas Parsons as rivals in this sort of show.

A lot can depend on the guests as to how enjoyable the 90 minutes are, but this at least has a proven entertainer to keep the pace going in the event of the guests failing to deliver.

The show I saw had Lenny introducing Bounce, the dance sensation that is selling out at Assembly, Chris Neil chatting about his show at the Dome, the Fringe director Paul Gudgin, giving an insight to his job, Wishbone a physical Theatre act from Komedia, Elvis the girl and the legendry Phil Cool both performing at Crown Plaza.

Each were on for about 10 minutes or so, the rest being Lenny Beige and a game of bingo to win show tickets.

I have only ever seen him on television before, but having seen the seemingly effortless professionalism he brought to proceedings my admiration for him has increased. I don't think it would matter who were the guests, our host is worth the admission money by himself.

August 1 to August 24