A two-time Funny Women comedy award-winner with over two million likes on TikTok, Lorna Rose Treen has made her way onto many ‘names to watch’ lists this Fringe. In her first full hour, Skin Pigeon, Treen performs a roster of original characters that showcase her wide range of comedic talents, from razor-sharp writing to more physical clowning and intricate prop work. Book-ended by a raspy-voiced Girl Guide from Birmingham who is preoccupied by acquiring new badges and hating her stepfather, this debut show is dynamic and playful, constantly straddling the line between sharp witted and outright silly.

A number of creations are more developed than others, while some are reprised to layer jokes and create more structure to an otherwise erratic series of sketches. Joining her Girl Guide in the ‘well-developed’ camp is a mildly abusive Australian PE teacher, a farcical cowboy with guns for hands, a cutting depiction of Sally Rooney, and a Self Esteem-esque popstar singing an aspirational ‘feminist’ song to normalise having a tail. 

Although Treen throws in quite a few deep cuts that speak to specific core millennial memories, she keeps the full room engaged with witty audience participation, improv, and leftfield set pieces delivered in perfect cadence. Accents and mannerisms are employed to build her characters but are often executed very loosely. Instead, Treen seems more concerned with seeing the world through their eyes, using unique circumstances to write comedic prose that is stylistically singular and fascinatingly observed. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon, Pleasance Courtyard, until 27 August, 4.35pm.