Scenes of a sexual nature are to be expected in this sketch show, warns the programme listing from London comedy duo, Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown, aka Grubby Little Mitts. Scenes of a sexually repressed, romantically desperate, emotionally distant and criminally horny nature should also be expected as they gleefully bounce between the sweet, the sick, the wrong and the surreal. 

An ebullient, wholesome opening number to the tune of ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ quickly turns rancid, with both performers looking stunned at the rapid derailing. The audience jump willingly onboard their nonsense train where puns, role play, physical comedy and sublime use of both unflinching deadpan-face and corpsing make for an infectious hour. Their 2022 debut show won Best Sketch Show in the Amused Moose Fringe Awards, and after a Crowdfunder raised more than double the amount they were looking for, they’re back in the same room. They bring a cat, some hens and awkward British character comedy in the dysfunctional style of The Fast Show or Smack The Pony as they prat about in their red (or red stained) clothes. 

Some of the gags don’t quite land where they’d intended however and although they recover a few by faux-petulantly blaming the other (‘Sullivan wrote that one!’ and vice versa), a number of jokes lie tangled in the comedy tumbleweeds. Their easy chemistry is palpable, the bizarre levels are high, and the finale is sensational. A filthy, funny and strange two-hander. 

Grubby Little Mitts: Hello, Hi, Assembly George Square Studios, until 28 August, 3.50pm.