As part of the spring season of shows comedy legend Jim Davidson brought his national tour to Dunfermline’s Alhambra Theatre, a venue that is really becoming a major player in the entertainment arena.

For a man who has been somewhat less in the public eye over recent years, it was difficult to turn on the TV a few years ago without seeing him on it, there was a very respectable number of punters who turned out to see him cut it live.

The evening began promptly with opening act Clive Cooper hitting the stage. Blackpool born Cooper has an impressive CV as an actor in the likes of Shameless, Emmerdale and Clocking Off amongst others, he has a very good singing voice and a enough gags in his repertoire to fully cover the 40 minutes or so he was centre stage. Okay, not all the material was topical, yet I know he will never be short of work. I suspect he has a solid grounding in the ‘Northern Clubs’ or in Brits Abroad resorts like Tenerife or the Spanish Costas, delivery and style seemed to match that remit. That’s not to say he didn’t go down well in the larger theatrical space, ’cause he did. 

After the interval with the music still playing, suddenly the vast stage was filled by the presence of one man, headline act Jim Davidson.  He was straight off into his set, delivering his material as only he can.

Certainly although he has had a lower profile in recent times the innate ability obviously has not waned. Davidson is brash and opinionated! So what we all knew that. He is controversial! No surprise there. He is perhaps the most non-pc comedian around. Some things never change. And something else that doesn’t change either is that he is extremely funny, laugh out loud and belly laughingly funny, even if sometimes you wonder if you should really be laughing at what he says.

For the excess of an hour and a half Davidson has the audience with him, telling funny stories, anecdotes and experiences of his rather larger than life. He is often the butt of his own stories, but then out come the killer lines.

I have to admit I was not particularly looking forward to his show, but still went along with an open mind. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed myself and had an excellent time, although I would have to say he seriously is not for everyone.

Jim Davidson is on tour for a while and the list of his future dates can be found on his website www.jimdavidson.org.uk  and for all that’s good at Dunfermline’s premier theatre the Alhambra check out their website at www.alhambradunfermline.com