Cardinal Burns
Turkish delights amid the prop failure
If there’s one thing you can be certain of from sketch duo Cardinal Burns, it’s a clean show. Not that there aren’t moments of splendid filth and degradation, but the opening sequence of an ironing, pampering and spraying duo fills the sweaty air with deep wafts of fragrance. Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns were two thirds of the acclaimed Fat Tongue troupe, but the loss of the female hasn’t dampened their exuberance.
As each sketch gets played out with such vim and verve, even the failure of a prop or the collapse of a wig only seems to boost the charm which they exude – and the crowd never fail to adore them. Just about keeping their own giggles inside simply adds fuel to our own mirth and the blurping of a mobile early on ladles sympathy on our heroes as their concentration levels momentarily subside. Their Turkish cabbies spoofing a Kings of Leon track acts as a joyous finale with plenty delights appearing beforehand.
Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, until 31 Aug (not 17), 5.45pm, £8–£9 (£6.50–£7.50).