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Guitar-strumming comic and his sidekick, who run the Pear-Shaped comedy club, cheekily billed as 'London's second worst comedy club'

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Original Review:

He's browbeaten by the disappointments the world relentlessly heaps upon his rounded shoulders and tries to find some small escape in his comic songs, which he belts out with an almost palpable joylessness.

In fact, the only satisfaction he seems to derive from life is from tormenting his hapless assistant; the super-dense, glamourless Krysstal. Yes, remarkably, he's manged to find some loser lower down the social order than himself, someone he can bully to raise his own battered esteem.

If this all sounds a bit bleak, don't be deterred. Damage positively celebrate s inadequacies, both in himself and in the deranged and hopeless who he introduces at his London venue Pear Shaped, which revels in being the city's 'second worst comedy club'.

While the hopelessness of their situation gives their comedy a depth, the grumpy, chaotic and slightly sleazy Damage brings an appealing 'sod-em-all' wit to his otherwise bitter act.

Thus the often-cheesy gags are all upbeat ­ sold with all the phone pizzazz they can muster. The songs, likewise, are a subtle and contradictory mix of the cheerful and the cheerless, which are great, if stupid fun.

If these pair harboured more ambition, they could surely be a much greater success. But then that would spoil the 'loser' illusion, wouldn't it?

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Comedy does not get much better than these two. I have used them several times at various gigs I have put together and they have not failed me once. Absolute legends.

Richard M, April 2009

Utterly hilarious, almost wet myself in a very cold very damp tent on another glorious British Bank Holiday. Even funnier watching them play to an unusually full tent of children - excellent stuff.

Gregg, May 2008

Had the good fortune to catch these two at Enterprise and lurved every minute. Salaciously seedy, deliciously dirty, neurotically naughty. Long may they reign.

Michael Monkhouse, February 2008

Brian and Krystal are fantastic entertainment. I saw these guys live a while back and then booked them for a gig and they are really great people who just get on with it. They are naturally funny and well worth seeing, booking or giving shiny things to.

Ross Boardman, October 2007

I've seen their act more times than is safe to do so. I just seem to laugh louder and louder at things I've heard over a hundred times. I can see why they attract such a following. In my humble opinion the greatest living comedians in the free world.

Dave Dynamite, July 2007

Fantastically fun and funny. Wonderful stuff. And if that wasn't enough, Krysstal even let me buy their CD for £3 instead of £5 when I didn't have enough change.

Geoff Taylor, November 2006

Saw Brian & Krysstal last night and they were excellent, especially the repartie. So I doff my imaginary cap to anyone who performs a song with lyrics that rhyme with my name! Magnific*nt

iMac Hunt, July 2006

Watching these two is a joy. Haven't laughed like that in years, my face hurt. Go see.

Ray Kane, May 2006

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