Well, back here we go, on the groupie train. Solo performer, Christian Dart, one part of the trio that is Bad Clowns Comedy, is back at the Fringe again, with his second solo show. And at this point, we’re all going to have to queue for autographs.

Unlike his first solo performance, which focused on the real Dart, this time around he has returned to his roots of character acting, bringing us a film noir in only a way he can. A New York detective has one final case to solve, but is he able to? Drawing on the stereotyped film noir characters, throwing in various comedic styles and involving the audience to develop the outcome, we are thrown into a energetic, sweaty and belly-laughable hour of a production.

While the theme may suggest an obvious story-line, we are none the wiser of where this will go. Partly driven by us the audience, whether intentional or just a lucky case of improvisation and partly well scripted, this whodunnit continues to deliver the guessing game and conclusion that no one sees coming. Dart at no point is safe, with a rambunctious audience hell bent on making this as chaotic and as mad as possible, which, let’s be honest, he almost asks for in his narrative and delivery being just as equally insane. But, as the true comedic performer he is, he rolls with the punches and uses it to create humorous moments that could not have been predicted.

Dart continually breaks the fourth wall, pointing fun at himself and the situation we are in – a hot room at fringe, a hat that has to be split to be able to fit, a moment an audience member almost shuts down the power to the building with a water gun, and his talent with this only builds and builds on the foundations of side splitting he has already created.

Christian Dart: Gumshoe! is one hour of clever madness, leaving your stomach muscles and cheeks sore from laughter and knowing that he is likely the next big thing.