This highly-accomplished hour of stand-up from Norwegian comedian Thor Stenhaug showcases his parents’ unconventional child-raising efforts and acts as a self-professed love letter to family life. A natural storyteller, Stenhaug revels in the little differences between a bucolic, rural upbringing and a new life in London, from his hereditary grapple with STIs to the sickening luxury of a Norwegian prison. Stenhaug uses the distance from his homeland to wrap the audience in funny, heart-warming anecdotes of his Scandi roots, and beams out the love and respect he has for the way his parents navigated difficult choices. 

Engaging, energetic and at ease with his childhood, Stenhaug radiates with a positivity that is nearly as infectious as his family’s storied medical history. Already on the radar with recent support slots for Josh Widdicombe and Fern Brady, on this form he seems destined to rise further up the comedy ranks. 

Thor Stenhaug: One Night Stand Baby, Pleasance Courtyard, until Sunday 24 August, 8.40pm; main picture: Rebecca Need-Menear.