Straight from a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe and on the back of a 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer nomination, the zany and crazy Dan Tiernan brings his high energy stand-up show to London’s Soho Theatre for three nights.

It’s good to have a niche in an overpacked market of comedians and Tiernan certainly has that. His comedy is unique – a bizarre and at times hilarious self portrayal of being an openly gay man with dyspraxia, a physical co-ordination disorder which affects his spacial awareness.

Tiernan may show himself as a social misfit but you can’t help empathise with his self abuse and feel a little sorry for him. The occasional random roar at a poor, unsuspecting audience member temporarily brings you out of the world Tiernan is creating but it doesn’t take long to slide straight back into it, and random roars is exactly what Tiernan’s world is all about after all.

There’s the occasional audience interaction and a cleverly thought out through-line leading to a beautiful, well-earned finale, but ‘Stomp’ is mainly an autobiographical show featuring funny, observational stories from his own life. With themes of gout, drugs, sunflower lanyards and a brilliantly written and performed bit on the difference between irony and coincidence, it’s a broad 55 minutes of fun with several laugh-out-loud moments. Throw in some delightfully intelligent callbacks and even a smart magic trick and you’re left with a slick and polished show to be proud of.

It’s as fast-paced as you’d expect but it’s never rushed. Tiernan’s energy may be barmy and seemingly unhinged but it doesn’t affect his precise diction and exquisite delivery. You could hear and understand every word. Bar a strangely staged encounter with his Stage Manager which doesn’t quite land and feels somewhat unnecessary, ‘Stomp’ is a wonderful show which will be stomping around my head for some time.

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