The best gauge of a comedy show is how much your face hurts, how soon into the show it starts hurting, and how many involuntary snorts (and a bonus point if the first snort is in the first 10 minutes).
In the case of Harry Hill's new show Pedigree Fun, which stopped at the Lowry last night (Jan 22), the scores were: A lot, and I had to take my glasses off a few times; about five minutes; and about five or six (plus one bonus point).
It was an excellent start. The national treasure behind TV Burp, You've Been Framed ('15 years of free money!') and the host of Junior Bake Off has been touring this show since October last year, his first major tour since lockdown, and by this stage it's like a well oiled, if demented machine.
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