A brilliant show if you have even a vague interest in the mechanics of stand up comedy and what happens to comics before and after the gig. The clips are very funny and give a great insight into life on the road for the gigging stand up. Mr Shepherd is the perfect host and provides good linking pieces between the films. In all a very enjoyable show, one that shows some of the logistics involved in bringing laughter to the country but without stripping the process of all of its inherant humour.

Tony Cowards, August 2006