Jason Cook’s Fringe show last year saw me leaving Stand Two sobbing! Surely with a show optimistically called ‘Joy’ I’d be ok this year but, No!! Sobbing for a different reason. I left the show hearing one audience member saying "that was the funniest sad thing I have ever seen" and I’m inclined to agree. Being brought up in a working class Geordie home he was always taught to look for the good in everything, despite being one of the unluckiest families in the world. The Cook family have a top five family disasters. On the other hand Jason recently got married. This show is basically about his life and things that bring him Joy, including celebrating Christmas in August, why?  Because he can.    His comedy may be centred round his family their trials and tribulations but if he can find the fun in these situations why can’t we. From the depth of sadness  comes joy why not share some with Jason Cook. No cynics allowed! ****