This was a preview of Fabulous, Adam Richard’s limited season show. Despite his nerves at the beginning, Richard was comfortable with his material, and the show felt more like a one-sided bitch session with a girlfriend than a formal stand-up routine.

I saw his 2004 show Bitch and loved it. He’s one of my favourite locals – but that may be because I don’t listen to the FoxFM and never hear his witticisms sandwiched between tracks by James Blunt and The Pussycat Dolls.

Richard is definitely not for everyone, but the crowd on the night adored his merciless sledging of celebrities and the ‘nicest guy in the Festival’, as well as his ubercamp delivery.

It’s refreshing to see a comedian bitch’really, vindictively, snarkily bitch’about other celebrities, without having their ‘Oops, too far!’ radar kick in.

Richard claims this is the gayest show of the Festival, and I gotta agree’especially with the all singing ending (a hilarious highlight).

The only shortfall of the show – and it is a big one – is the length. Size shouldn’t matter in comedy (Or anything else – Yes, I feel compelled to whack in a dick joke. I’m reviewing Adam Richard after all.). But the show started late and barely touched the 40 minute mark, leaving the crowd gagging for more (ooh, er).

Nonetheless, this show comes highly recommended (as long as you know what you’re getting yourself into), especially if he puts in another twenty minutes before the premature ending.