The marvellously Chloe Petts demonstrates that stand up is her calling in life – masterfully keeping the audience under her comedic spell throughout her impressive and hilarious hour which has been billed as her most personal yet.
From the get go Petts has the sort of well disposed attitude that sets the audience completely at ease. She likens her personality to a loveable border collie – and it’s easy to see why.
Petts begins her set with a glossary of words and phrases that her audience should familiarise themselves with, such as “lesbian”, “nominative determinism”, and “Ask for Angela”. All of this is made clear in time, in a series of side splitting explanations.
The running storyline of Petts’s show centres around her time as a pundit on Sky Sports, when she was recruited to add a humorous flair to the usual lads dominated football chat. During this time, Petts encounters her first experience with online trolls, which proves funny for us but perhaps not so much for Petts at the time. The troubles with trolls is a new experience for Petts as she insists she has never been bullied, even at her all girls school, leading to brilliant stories from her youth.
She may have small hands, but Petts dominates on stage. Her effortless humour delights her fans and wins over anyone seeing her for the first time. Thoroughly recommended and tremendously funny.
Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don’t, 19.00, Pleasance, until August 25
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/chloe-petts-how-you-see-me-how-you-don-t
