Tom Stade

• Murray Robertson
• 7 August 2008

This article is from 2008.

With such an expletive-ridden laconic drawl, it's no surprise to hear Stade riff on stoner gags. What is surprising is just how many other topics he manages to cover in a scattershot hour. Few jokes hit the bullseye but there are plenty of laughs around, particularly on this night when a flamboyant heckler inadvertently provides some of Stade's better material.

The Stand II, 558 7272, until 24 Aug (not 11), 9.05pm, £8 (£7).