Wonderfully whimsical transvestite headbanger, dabbler in black magic and Edinburgh Fringe regular Andrew O'Neill has combined his two loves – stand-up comedy and heavy metal – in his latest solo show.
Whether you're a metalhead or not, O'Neill's hour-long history of his beloved musical genre is both fascinating and frequently funny. The Portsmouth-born comic riffs his way through the stories behind the music, complete with audience scream-alongs. Of course, some references are lost on those who don't know their Mastodons from their Motörheads, but O'Neill tries hard to make the show, and metal in general, as inclusive as possible. And it works a treat – it's an exhilarating hour of comedy.