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Bruce Dessau

Mo Gilligan at the Eventim Apollo review: his everyman charisma inspired deafening laughter

There is an early stand-out highlight in Mo Gilligan's show In The Moment when he notes how nothing can make you feel more British than travelling abroad. He has recently been touring the world so he speaks from experience. An encounter with an abrupt US customs official prompted him to exclaim the word "preposterous", like some latterday Phileas Fogg.

Airport security routines have become a trope for globetrotting gagsmiths, but the upbeat south Londoner brings something fresh to the party, acting out the argy bargy of the queuing process and effortlessly creating distinctive characters. In the same way he first broke through putting inspired mini-sketches on Instagram, he now includes inspired mini-sketches onstage.

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