Dave Hughes: Sweet

Dave Hughes started by heckling the late comers — and what world class heckling it was. The audience was in stitches as Hughes, using his passive-aggressive style, ripped into three couples who sheepishly arrived late.

Like many comedians of his vintage, the observational humour comes thick and fast, on topics from flights, his pet dog Barkley's penchant for eating balloons to the agony and ecstasy of being a parent.

Hughes paid special attention to his "batting above his average" wife and their sex life — the audience ate this set up.

Here is a comedian that is much more than just a TV personality — this man can do stand-up extremely well.