There are double acts and then there is Angelos and Barry, who take the two-hander concept in bizarre directions in this smutty, nutty onstage spin-off of the fictional duos podcast.

Barry from Watford is a wheezy 82-year-old who is trying to persuade the nation to join his new power generation and find spiritual enlightenment. Angelos Epithemiou, best known as the scruffy scorekeeper from Shooting Stars, is currently his only disciple. Not surprising as this deluded geriatric guru has a habit of half-masting his trousers to scratch his psoriasis.

It takes time to tune into their wavelength, but if you succeed there is plenty to relish here. The nearest comparison is probably early Little Britain, before Lucas and Walliams sandpapered away their rough edges.

The most accessible moments are when these mismatched misfits wryly reference old school humour, channeling Kenneth Williams or delivering oddly sentimental vaudevillian ditties. There is also some risky audience participation trying to find a date for unlikely sex addict Angelos which hit paydirt on press night.

Full credit to seasoned performers Dan Renton Skinner (Angelos) and Alex Lowe (Barry) who leave their dignity at the door and make their fetid creations strangely believable. You may not want to sign up to their cult but if you like your laughs on the quirky side you may enjoy an hour in their ramshackle company.

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