Freshly crowned Best Newcomer winner Ayoade Bamgboye slinks into a dark underground cavern, away from the warm rays that illuminate Pleasance Courtyard. Without saying a word, giggles start to emerge as she eyes up the crowd, making friendly prisoners of latecomers before diving into a tale of self-discovery in her local Co-op that involves tea, misunderstanding and absolute audacity. Code-switching between Yoruba and north London dialects, this fan of British idioms shares her journey from being the sunshine of her parents’ lives in Nigeria to discovering the reality of living as a minority overseas.

Using an innate ability to get the audience onside and a refreshing lack of volume control, Bamgboye describes her envelopment in the nation’s love affair with misery, sinking her comic teeth into the topic of grief with a call to the Samaritans and a saviour named Ian. Making use of a purposeful lack of direction, Swings And Roundabouts somehow pulls off careering from bleak moments of emotional instability to pastiche performances and ranking audience member’s condolences with impeccable delivery. In spite of a dripping, slater-filled venue and a ticking clock (which no one was watching), Bamgboye could have undoubtedly kept us basking in her balmy comedy for hours.

Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings And Roundabouts, Pleasance Courtyard, until 24 August, 4.45pm; 23 August, 10.30pm; main picture: Matt Stronge.