Le Wine Club is a one-woman cabaret by Glaswegian performer Anna Lou Larkin which centres a French ‘sommelier’ in a wine bar. Jampacked with all the French clichés and delivered with an overbearing accent, this Fringe experience is comparable to spending an hour with an excessively annoying waiter you can’t get rid of.

Along with appallingly written songs, the murder-mystery narrative is beyond comprehension and derails the entire show. In between obvious tips about how to drink wine, our sommelier picks on members of the audience at an unbearable frequency. There are no accurate or improvised observations made about them, and in return, non-consenting participants respond with painful awkwardness.

This show is supposed to make us laugh, but the tone is unbelievably condescending, almost as though it was written for children except with swear words and sex references thrown in. Akin to magic tricks which impress small people under the age of ten, the grand finale is a colour-changing wine. Unfortunately, the only good part of Le Wine Club is the free plastic cup of wine; we recommend downing it right at the start to brace yourself for a long hour ahead.

Le Wine Club, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, until 27 August, 3pm.