Words: Elodie Marriott
Image: Rebecca Need-Menear

3 stars

Burger and a Pint are living in a world that just makes sense. It’s certainly not reality, but a version of it that we can inhabit for an hour and come away knowing how good it could be. Surely many audience members can die happy now, having seen pickpocketing entrepreneur Fagin give his best managerial advice on The Diary of a CEO.

Ted and James’ wacky sketches cover vast themes with outlandish mashups and pairings that amuse and surprise. Where else could you witness a meeting between a blokey paint ball fanatic and a traumatised war hero haunted by his comrades increasingly weird deaths. We are introduced to many more uniquely bizarre characters throughout the set, from camp fires and ocelot exes, to a lonely puppeteer with a predisposition for a “hella bit of felt”.

Treats for the Soul has a slightly chaotic feel. In one skit, James scoffs a cake that takes him half of the following sketch to swallow. They’re enthusiastic performers, and their James Bond/Imagine Dragons bit alone is worth the price of admission.

Burger and a Pint: Treats for the Soul
Cellar at Pleasance Courtyard
16.15
5-30 Aug