Poor Lawrence Mooney. In the past year he’s been married, had a show on Channel Seven (‘The White Room’) pulled out from under him just as he got his seat properly adjusted… and yet it’s Lawrence taking the time to tell us that this comedy festival, everything’s just fine.

And really, by the end of the show, you realise that of course everything’s just fine – except you may have popped something from laughing. Lawrence has a way of engaging with the audience with a blend of naughty words, observational humour, random ranting, and scaringly accurate mimicry that means there’s something in there for everyone.

If you’re easily offended, then this might not be the show for you. Mooney treats all races, religions and beliefs equally – that is, they’re all valid targets for comedy. Add to that a ‘razor with a massive wet nest of pubic hair’ and… well… there’s something for everyone there.

Lawrence excels as the favourite, slightly embarrassing Aussie uncle of the comedy festival – the one that everyone is warned to keep an eye on at family gatherings, as the pants are likely to drop if he consumes too much alcohol.

It might also be worth pointing out that Lawrence was the recipient of the Piece of Wood award in 2009, which is the comic’s choice award for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. If you can’t take the word of the comedians of the festival that Lawrence is worth dropping some coin on, then who can you trust?

Five stars for you, Lawrence. Despite the fact that you bagged out the suburb that I live in in your show. You did have a point though, I tripped over three lesbians on the way home tonight.