Kevin Bloody Wilson, Birmingham Town Hall - review

We had been warned. Kevin Bloody Wilson takes no prisoners and he certainly doesn't care about offending a few people in exchange for a laugh from the crowd.

Even with this knowledge already under my belt, nothing could have prepared me for the show which was to come.

The Aussie comic kicked off his Birmingham Town Hall show last night with DILLIGAF - a very funny song about not caring (the song title's an anagram, for those who don't know), which received roars of laughter as the crowd clapped and sang along.

"That line tells you about the show," laughed Kevin once he had finished.

"If something's political, how can it be correct?

"The fact that Trump means fart in England says it all."

The humour was great - I liked the fact he didn't care. Until he took it too far.

Racist rants then followed, relating to Islam, which made me feel very uncomfortable.

It wasn't funny - it was just horrible.

It was at this point, early on in the show, that I wondered what I had gotten myself into - and if I could sit through a set such as this.

Though, to be honest, his remarks were well received - an even more concerning point, perhaps.

But he soon moved on - thank goodness - and went on to sing songs such as

Nigel, F*****g Legend and She's Good'n, which went down a treat.

He also told tales of his twin grandsons Search and Destroy - which were very funny - as well a hilarious song about the brothels out in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

Humorous covers of songs by artists such as Harry Nelson and The Everly Brothers followed, before Kevin belted out witty numbers Living Next Door To Alan - and other songs, the titles of which I can hardly include in this review.

He also told a very funny story about having treated his wife to a spa day - and his surprise when he looked through the list of treatment upon her return.

"Anal bleaching - even the name sounds terrible," he said.

"They could call it something nicer, like changing your ringtone.

"I asked my wife if she'd thought about having it done.

"She said yes, but you wouldn't look good as a blond."

Credit where it's due, if he had left out the racism, it would have been a stonking show.

A real shame.

By Kirsten Rawlins