Hal Sparks - Evolution Overdrive

Humankind’s ongoing evolution from apes is the buff American stand-up’s central thesis. En route to his conclusion that only the reintroduction of dinosaurs into the food chain will save us, Sparks blasts the crowd with a string of more commonplace observations. The material is occasionally a touch routine, but the delivery is impressively high velocity.

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, until 28 Aug (not 15), 10.45pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9).