Yet another Star Sunday at the Stand in Edinburgh and the man in residence on 15 November was Aussie Brendon Burns.

As befitting a man of his status and standing, long before ‘doors’ the queue was way down the street with punters eager to see the man perform as only he can. The number of people looking, unsuccessfully, for returns was massive as well.

Burns has been a personal favourite of mine for a number of years, from his darker phase, gradually seeing the emergence of the man he is today, and I have been in awe of his undoubted talent since day one. And I am certainly not alone in this judging by the sell-out’s wherever he goes.

Brendan hit the stage promptly at 8-30, to a rousing reception and proceeded to entertain one and all for around two hours, time that passed way, way too quickly for all.

Although he has a reputation as the typical Aussie Alpha male, and certainly he can come across as this occasionally, there is a comic master on stage and I’m sure that a lot of his stuff is said with his tongue firmly in his cheek.

Having seen his Edinburgh show this year, as always, some of the material was familiar, however there was plenty of brand new stuff too, his gigs in Glasgow the previous couple of days, his travels to America and culture differences encountered and even his change of Facebook status, all delivered as only he can, but unusually perched on a stool, no longer the prowling Burnsy of old. His knack to interact with the audience, and occasionally laughing at his own material, one could have felt he was just chatting with you in the pub.

His material, as always, is thought provoking, well observed and written and delivered befitting the consummate showman that he is. Burns can be somewhat self-deprecating at times, brash at others, sensitive as well, in fact the complete package.

Due to Sheila being laid low with the dreaded lurgy she missed out, along with everyone else that wasn’t there, on yet another superb experience. However, she did not miss out completely, Brendon spoke to he briefly on the phone, wishing her well and said he’d be back up soon. I really hope so, ‘cause we will be first in line for tickets, so get behind us, but make sure you are in the queue. You wouldn’t want to miss out on seeing the absolute master at work.