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Written by Thomas Paul
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 Slick and stylish sketch-comedy troupe Idiots Of Ants (marvellous pun intended) return to Edinburgh fresh from a string of TV appearances including the best sketch about Facebook you’re likely to see. The show this year doesn’t stray far from their break-through 2007 success, other than expectations this year are somewhat higher.
Their best sketches are the ones that have a longer set-up and subsequently bigger pay-off, namely the cockney ghosts and Where’s Wally? sketches. This is where the genius of their writing is best showcased and goes some way to making up for the cheap ‘lad-humour’ on homosexuality at the beginning of the show. In addition, their use of multimedia helps the show peak in a triumphant climax leaving the assembled audience satisfied and happy.
The show is, however, inconsistent and more than once falls flat which is a shame when they demonstrate that they’re capable of much more. Some strict cutting and censorship could have made this show brilliant, yet the ratio of strong to weak sketches is pretty even. Good, but not great.
- Idiots of Ants 2008
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 30th July – 25th August (not 11th, 18th)
- 18:20
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