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There is no self-consciousness, just a remarkably assured stage presence as he banters with fans between tightly-scripted observational routines. Tossing back blond curls that make him half-cupid, half-imp, Vlahos juggles playground topics and well-worn mainstream tropes — pestering parents for Christmas presents, pooh gags and skewering schoolteachers jostles with Bush and Brown put-downs and icky paedophile asides.

This is an odd show, pitched at adults and adolescents and occasionally missing both demographics. But it is undeniably refreshing to see something so predominantly innocent at the anything-goes Fringe. When he mentions smack he is discussing corporal punishment, not drugs, and he bleeps out his own f-words when he essays a Gordon Ramsay impression. Simple and effective, Eros makes stand-up seem like child’s play.

Until 17 August (0131 226 0000),
www.edfringe.com

Eros Vlahos
Sweet Teviot Place
Edinburgh Festival