Review by Steve Bennett

What would you do with 57 minutes left to live? Well, if you're Dan Clark you'd put together an impressive collection of delightfully silly sketches and warm, likeable stand-up.

Appearing on the Fringe for the first time without his Electric Eel chums, Clark quickly proves himself to be a quirky, talented act with a deft tongue-in-cheek style.

His clever premise is underscored with a wealth of equally inventive ideas, oddball non-sequiturs and classy, quotable punchlines. Not every element works, but those that do, work brilliantly.

For his last 57 minutes on the planet, Clark is joined by stand-up Tom Price in a double act boasting absolutely no on-stage chemistry. Which is, of course, the joke - and just one of several very good ones that pepper the show.

Between them, they perform a series of sketches, as Clark supposedly tries to make the most of the limited time he has left - going on dates, trying to make his mark and so forth.

It all has a lovely, distinctive feel - a consistent, warm-hearted style that sets it apart from the crowd.

There are flaws: the show does lose its way a little in the later stages, the stand-up doesn't match the highs of the best sketches, and for such a strong theme, the countdown to death does tend to be easily forgotten.

Had it been called 37 minutes, this would have been a five-star show, so good is the cream of the crop. As it is, it's still a little treasure waiting to be discovered.

Review date: 1 Jan 2009
Reviewed by: Steve Bennett