With a style of stand-up, which is the dictionary definition of ‘self-aware’, Kemah Bob brings renewed life into conversations that audiences have heard repeatedly. Bob is a comedian confident of their ability, spinning a tale of travel and life-threatening danger into a seriously humorous adventure in this Fringe debut.

She’s made numerous successful appearances on quiz and TV panel shows, as well as supporting big names like Hannah Gadsby and Nish Kumar. And while musing their success, Bob figured it was time to make the trip to Edinburgh. Given her level of exposure, it’s a surprise to find the Texan comedian, creator of the FOC IT UP Comedy Club, performing to a smaller audience than she deserves but making everyone in the room feel as though they’re at a Fringe staple. The central set-up for her routine concerns one nightmarish trip to Thailand which shattered her mentally and physically: everything else is just humorous collateral fallout. 

A spirited measure of musicality is thrown in for good measure, justified within the context of the storytelling and comedic style. But Miss Fortunate’s intricately woven and fast-flowing structure takes unnecessary avenues that, while admittedly amusing, serve little to the set as a whole. By the time we’ve made it out of Bangkok in a blaze of hysterical misadventure, these additional anecdotes feel extraneous. 

Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate, Pleasance Courtyard, until 25 August, 7.05pm.