It seems months ago that the Fringe finished, well I suppose that it has been two, but one of our favourite stand-ups Ed Byrne was making a return to Scotland with his lengthy solo tour, so we were there with bells on at his Kirkcaldy gig.

A little bird had whispered that his opening act was a young guy we have been aware of for a while, Matt Kirschen, well that was an added bonus.

It was the same as on his last tour that the star attraction Ed, warmed up the audience for the support act, strange but nice, and the busy Tuesday night crowd were then treated royally to 30 minutes of the inimitable humour that only Matt can deliver. To most of the audience I'm sure he was a new name, but judging by their appreciation of  this diminutive comic with an enormous talent, well surely he will be a major star in the near future.

A short interval and then role reversal, Matt warmed up a little for Ed and the master took us through his set for well in the excess of an hour. It was in principle the same framework of the show he sold out at the Fringe, but although we had seen some of the material before, such is the quality, that it lost none of it's impact and if and when the DVD of this show comes out we'll be first in line to buy a copy. Byrne is a very charismatic comedian, and once he has you under his spell, and it won't take long, you will be hooked.

It is hard to believe that the first time we witnessed him on stage was ten years ago, and he doesn't look any older than he did then, and hopefully we will be there witnessing him live on stage for at least another ten if not more.

Ed & Matt are on tour until 26 November, so if you get a chance to catch them in your area do so, the dates and all other info can be obtained at www.edbyrne.com including details of how to obtain a copy of his current DVD Pedantic & Whimsical which would make an ideal Christmas present!!! (Hint,Hint)