Late Laffs is a tour de force of a comedy showcase - three of Scotland's most regular and professional performers for the asking price of only �6.50, and it was worth every penny.

Heenan: a real charmer

The show lasts an hour and in that time you get to see the diverging talents of Janey Godley, Joe Heenan and Reg Anderson.

Like a Rottweiller

First up was Janey Godley. She has the confidence that only comes from performing regularly and holds the audience like a Rottweiller chewing a bone. Once she's got them they are never going to get away.

Her material stems from her upbringing in the east-end of Glasgow, and to call it acerbic would be a huge understatement.

She tells of an east-end where pot-bellied pigs are kept as pets and unfortunate children get called Pocahontes by their shell-suit wearing single-mothers.

In the world of the politically correct, Janey is a breath of fresh air.

Taste for the absurd

Joe Heenan charms the audience with a selection of stories that he delivers with a wry smile and a taste for the absurd.

He asks the audience to follow him while he says that James Bond should have played Connect 4 with Bloefeld, rather than Baccarat. Despite the laughter I think some of the crowd actually believed him.

Heenan's holds the audience with his laid-back style. He's the kind of guy that you wouldn't mind going out with your sister but you know he'd never turn up for the first date because he'd be off on a tangent somewhere.

Barking mad

The closing act of the show could not be more different. Reg Anderson is just plain barking mad and absolutely stole the show from the other two fine performers.

Anderson looks like a cross between a cheap cabaret performer from the 1950s and a serial killer. He slayed the audience with a mixture of stand-up, close up magic and music.

Many people have tried to copy the great Tommy Cooper with the magic trick that goes wrong, but with Anderson you know that it could never go right.

The result is 20 minutes of non-stop laughter. The audience - tired after a whole day of comedy - was left begging for more.
Gavin Yates