Limmy, Glee Club, Birmingham - review

Limmy – aka Brian Limond – is a Glaswegian comic and the man behind the hilariously brilliant Limmy's Show.

After three hit seasons, he's back on the scene with his most recent and second short stories book That's Your Lot, following the release of Short Wee Stories last year.

And on the back of its launch, the Scot has taken the book on tour across the United Kingdom – including a night at the glorious Glee Club in Birmingham last night.

Luckily, Limmy reassured us that the latest title for his book isn't a retirement announcement and there's much more to look forward to.

Welcomed on stage by the show's original theme tune, out appear Limmy with that token beaming slightly terrifying smile.

The evening's affairs were split into two parts with an interval in the middle but kicked-off the show with a quick run through of some of his biggest characters and sketches.

From "She's Turned the Weans Against Us" to loveable stoner Dee Dee – the room was in utter hysterics as he rattled through requests from the audience.

The first part of the evening consisted of Limmy treating us to a selection of stories from his book including the likes of Taxi Patter and Pavement.

Attempting to explain the surreality of the tales would be impossible to put into words, but his delivery, facial expressions and classic accents were second-to-none.

After a short "pish break", he returned for the second half of the show which featured a Q&A and a meet-and-great to close.

Questions on the inspiration behind his characters, the naughtiest thing he'd ever done (running through fields of wheat with Mrs May, apparently) and the stories behind some of his controversial Twitter encounters were highlights.

The book and the show were equally as great – summed up perfectly by a review on the blurb, in which 'Someone from Amazon' said: "Didn't realise pieces of paper with no pictures on could be so funny. I mean I was cryin' all yesterday into this book. Hilarious."