Candace Bryan’s mother had her when she was just 17, then left her to be raised by a single dad. This show is ostensibly about the search for her mum, but in reality it’s a gag-packed hour of jokes about sex, drugs and daddy issues. Bryan wonders if being raised by a man in his 20s has led her to have toxic masculinity. Indeed, her crass hook-up one-liners echo male American comedians now firmly out of favour. Some are genuinely witty while others elicit a collective groan from the audience, but they come so thick and fast (Bryan would make a joke out of that, too) there’s barely time to react before the next one arrives.

This ‘smutty section’ feels out of place in the story she’s trying to tell about her parent. But the truth is, there’s not much of a tale to tell there, as Bryan acknowledges towards the end. The hour-long run-time leaves the material feeling stretched thin and uneven at times, but there are flashes of excellence in this Fringe debut from an amiable comic who balances dirty jokes with moments of genuine insight. 

Candace Bryan: MILF (Mom I’d Like To Find), Just The Tonic Nucleus, until 24 August, 3.10pm; main picture: Jamie Henderson.