I am sceptical of comical songs. Too often they replicate one another through their music hall jauntiness, and so perhaps Deering’s distance from this cliché was what enthralled me. Indeed, even had Deering lacked humour, by his musicianship alone, his show would still remain one of my Fringe highlights.

Deacon’s is a performance that might not make you choke, but certainly offers great entertainment. reflecting on the past year in his life, his anecdotes are laced with an easy, polite humor. And while the show would benefit from more pugnacity, it is Deacon’s inoffensive demeanor that makes the performance easy and enjoyable to watch.

It isn’t difficult to like Fresher: The Musical and with its second staging at the fringe festival they team behind it can relax and be happy in the knowledge that they have staged one of the best fringe shows of 2011.

Hannibal Buress has been doing stand up for since he was 19 and now 28 he embarks on his first Edinburgh Fringe show, My Name Is Hannibal: The Hannibal Montanabal Experience, is a unique show from an American comic who is probably on his way to become a household name in the UK if he can handle the weather.