Comedy: Paul Sinha: King of the World, Pleasance Courtyard

Paul Sinha doesn't have much time – not for latecomers ("could there be any more interruptions this evening?"), or for his technician to wedge open the door of his Pleasance venue (because it's too hot). Nor does last year's if.comeddie nominee have much time to linger over his set, packed full as it is of pointed observations, gags and twists upon gags.

He may not be endearing, but Sinha's chosen mission to give the stupid a good hiding makes for engrossing comedy. For example, on holiday in the US he has to balance his love of chips with his stance against "freedom fries", a battle he resolves in favour of the carbs, but not before letting staff at the diner know that hamburgers originated in Europe. He is understandably appalled when the waitress claims that hamburgers were named after Hamburgler, Ronald McDonald's sidekick.

The above routine dovetails nicely into the theme of the show, tighter than some, which follows the journey from chess geek child ("Not geeky enough to get bullied, but just geeky enough to get ignored") to gay professional (he is a part-time doctor) in adulthood. It's a repetition of last year to some extent, but his angle, examining the moments where you feel like "loser of the world", gives him fresh perspective.

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