Despite his jokey nostalgia for a time when Glasgow was more dangerous, there’s a gentle heart at the centre of Marc Jennings’ comedy. Perhaps best known for his podcast Some Laugh, which he hosts alongside fellow comics Stuart McPherson and Stephen Buchanan, Bread And Circuses continues his MO of political zingers and hard-edged observational comedy about the misadventures of his mid-30s. With the political landscape torpedoing us to our doom and the UK’s finances crippled, what would be a fairly traditional set in any other climate ripples with anxiety, as this laconic comic wrestles with issues like Trump, Gaza and the rise of neo-liberal politics in real time.

Such an approach leaves the first section of his set feeling scattershot and haphazard, though still filled with thoughtful one-liners. He’s on firmer ground when approaching his love life and a desire to escape the family home, capturing a sense of inspiration that towers above his political material, in part because he seems more willing to add nuance to his relatives than to distant villains like Keir Starmer. More than most early-in-the-month reviews, this feels like it’s going to grow in stature as Jennings sculpts it into shape with light-touch details. 

Marc Jennings: Bread And Circuses, Monkey Barrel, until 24 August, 7.50pm; main picture: Rebecca Need-Menear.