Though still a relative newbie to the circuit, Steve Hall is demonstrating some very promising writing talent.

He's not the first comic to go for a wryly sarcastic, slightly supercillious approach - think of the proudly college-educated humour of Stewart Lee or Andy Zaltzman - but he has created plenty of decent lines of his own.

There's not enough material yet for a full set, but five minutes of brilliant stuff and three more of solid if unspectacular musings, all efficiently delivered, provide the sort of firm foundation that a good many more experienced comics would have trouble matching. A good tip for the future.