Just down from the town hall, near the corner of Little Collins and Elizabeth Streets, is Club F4. Normally a nightclub space reserved for young revellers, this comedy festival it’s hosting some lesser-known names testing out some fresh material.

Jaymie Wilson opens the triple bill with stories of America and getting drunk young, giving the tales his own enthusiastic departures and observations. He works the crowd and his microphone technique well and is a boisterous warm-up for the crowd.

Wilson is followed by Magesh, who you might have seen on Channel 10’s love-match game show Taken Out – the show that got shifted from 7pm to past midnight, so now you have to sneak home early from the pub or just stay in impatiently flicking between movies waiting for it to start. Magesh was one of the thirty blokes trying to get a girl – just one of the colourful experiences he’s had in his life. Monkeys, cross-dressing, showbiz egos; they could all be stories flowing with jokes but unfortunately Magesh’s comedy suffered from following a repeated pattern of build up and twist. On his final joke someone even laughed halfway through the set-up, thinking they already knew where he was going. They didn’t, but the fact that person still found it funny showed how ripe with potential his material is.

This is a night of young comics, though, so you can’t expect the world, and so it was a joyous bonus to discover the off-kilter wit of Sydneysider Mikey Mileos. Mileos is in the Raw Comedy final and, even though I haven’t seen any of the other competitors, I’d still suggest he’s a good chance to take out the title. Mileos has developed a longer show where you get a good sense that he’s developing a unique style, despite a sore throat.

With development, and more interplay between the comics, this night cap could have some kick.

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