Having become aware of Patrick Monahan a couple of years ago when I saw him on a ‘Best of’ showcase and decided to catch his full show last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Monahan is part Irish, part Iranian but born and raised in Teesside in the North East of England. The first few minutes of his material were based on his observations of a bunch of Geordies and Glaswegians on a train to Scotland, which sets the standard for his hour. Patrick is one of the friendliest comedians at the Fringe and one of the very few who does not use strong language in his set, but that doesn’t take anything away from his talent. He runs the gambit on material including binge drinking, the inevitable Glasgow airport incident, hoodies and chavs, his mixed ethnic culture, and the essentials for kids to go to school today. As always the old maxim of leave them on a song Monahan enlists two ‘volenteers’ to assist him in this finale. Pat is definitely a star for the near future, catch him while you can. ****