The Scotsman

Derailment of thought

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0 Step into the Twonkeyver­se for an hour and give rationalit­y a rest

a subsequent aversion to content, but he pulls himself together and brings us a show you will never forget.

I fully expect to see his glorious, Kraftwerk-meetsboomt­own-rats inspired track “In The Pub” topping the itunes charts soon. It might be my favourite thing this August. Although Twonkey’s rendition of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles is not to be missed and his “harrowing song about emotional distress” sung with a tiny toy kitten accompanim­ent will touch your very soul. Add to this those perennial delights the Transylvan­ian Finger Fantasies, the return of Chris Hutchinson, Sandy and Mothra plus a Tiny Al Capone and a Semtex Fez and you have an hour of joyous abandon where the normal rules of anything simply don’t apply.

One of the many great delights of a Twonkey show are the man’s mumblings and asides. “Let’s see where this takes us,” he mutters, after some incomprehe­nsible but hilarious happening.

“Everyone likes outcomes” he tells us. By this time we don’t mind. We are all just delighted to be there. It is difficult not to fall in love with a Twonkey show. Overthink it and you will ruin it for yourself; look for normal jokes and you will be disappoint­ed. Step into the Twonkeyver­se and give rationalit­y a rest.

KATE COPSTICK

Until 26 August. Today 6pm.

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