Kevin Bridges

The recession is preying on the minds of tonight's stand-up comedians. Sara Pascoe has a solution to credit card debt: make chip and pin machines talk like disapproving parents ("But you've already got a coat!"). Host Kevin Bridges is on flying form, dissecting the financial crisis: "Europe's skint, America's skint," he notes sadly. "I hope Africa have got some good rock bands, because we need a concert."

But the surprise of the show is Phill Jupitus, who comes on with the moody confidence of a man with nothing to prove. He doesn't bother with gags; he just does one long, taboo-torturing routine about dealing with his daughter's boyfriend. It's like a whole sitcom boiled down to one routine, and it's brilliant.

Old-head-on-young-shoulders Kevin Bridges hosts tonight's trio of stand-up stars from the Hammersmith Apollo. Bridges brings his wit to bear on the recession ("I hope Africa have got some good rock bands 'cause we need a concert") and takes a pop at David Cameron's work experience programmes. Phill Jupitus keeps things close to home with a hilarious, heartfelt account of his 16-year-old daughter's sleep-over with her boyfriend. And peppy Sarah Pascoe rounds things off by dressing down body-fascist women's magazines and tackling the residents of Tooting's terrible fashion sense.

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