The world of children’s entertainers has been a fruitful source of inspiration for comedians in recent years. Character actor Justin Edwards created perpetually sozzled party clown Jeremy Lion and Funz And Gamez won an Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize in 2014 for its mix of treats for kiddies accidentally in the crowd and asides about existential angst for the adults.
Now here comes posh Sylvester ‘Silly’ String pairing with SPITTA, the Stormzy of the balloon animal set, for Anastasia’s sixth birthday in Chelsea. It is an inspired show that functions on multiple levels. A simple send-up of ice cream and jelly japes for grown-ups but also a subtle rumination on double act dynamics.
