Craig Hill and Jill Peacock are both outstanding comedians in their own rights but together they spark off each other taking musical comedy in particular to another level.  Both having great singing voices and wicked senses of humour they have a great talent for taking songs, rewriting the lyrics and placing their own unique spin on the number. It is an absolute delight to watch Craig and Jill perform either individually or together.

On this edition of OOT II, the gay or at least gay friendly monthly extravaganza, Craig and Jill were joined by Garry Dobson  and Stuart Murphy. Garry and Stuart are Scotland’s only full-time improv troupe, The Stand Players, who regularly present and perform the Stand’s popular “Whose Lunch Is It Anyway?”  It is obvious this pair knows each other very well from the way they bounce off each other; they also seem to attempt to make the other corpse at times. The slick presentation is thoroughly enjoyable but improv is not what it used to be, as I feel we have become used to it over the past 20 years or so.

The headline guest on this occasion was Sabrina Matthews, who hails from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She herself admits that at first glance appearances are deceptive, she has occasionally been called Sir instead of Ma’am and one of her mother’s aims in life is to ‘flounce her up’ a little. It was fun watching the various ways in which differences in language across the Atlantic can cause hilarity. Some of these slips seem genuine but others came over contrived.  I look forward to seeing more of Sabrina in the future.

The next offering from OOT II is on April 15, and for details of this and all other comedy nights that are on at The Stand, both in Edinburgh and Glasgow check out their website www.thestand.co.uk