In looks, manner and content, Alex Zane gives the impression of someone who entertained a passing thought that it might be a wheeze to come up and ‘do’ Edinburgh for a month like all those proper comics. Yet after this insipid hour of all-holds barred stand-up, it’s amazing to consider that Zane is technically a veteran of the game, having reached the final of So You Think You’re Funny in 1998 alongside Reg D Hunter, Dan Antopolski and winner, Rob Rouse. Of course, TV and radio presenting have been his lifeblood ever since and watching a few Eddie Izzard DVDs possibly amounts to the entirety of his research for Just One More Thing … .

Much play is made of the fact that a front-row groupie is back for the fourth time this month already, while his non-killer topics include those crazy taglines some films carry, the piracy warnings on DVDs and the well-trodden legend of Terry Nutkins. When he does actually stumble into an area that might engender some genuine and original material (the fact that he doesn’t really like sex), he all-too quickly ditches it to talk about the rules of fancy dress parties. Ultimately, Zane is just another pretty TV guy with a funny haircut who can impress a certain kind of lady, but few others.

Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, until 30 Aug, 10pm, £10–£10.50 (£8.50–£9).