The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

The Doug Anthony All Stars were a hit on the Fringe some 25 years ago, and have returned to a comedy landscape with which they are now largely incompatible. The comedy rock trio (new recruit Paul Livingston handles guitar duties and introduces the show in character as the iconic Flacco) are as crass as any of today's young taboo breakers, but offer genuine shocks by refusing to hide behind irony. They make no attempt to justify or intellectualise their humour, and are all the funnier for it.

Since the act disbanded in 1994, original members Paul McDermott and Tim Ferguson have enjoyed wildly successful media careers in their native Australia. Yet for all their prestige abroad, the pair have somehow retained the adolescent nihilism with which they first made a name for themselves. Reviving their breakthrough vehicle to the delight of a nostalgic audience is a completely intentional regression on their part.

While Livingston casts a deadpan eye over proceedings, McDermott holds the show together. He approaches the hosting role with an absurd arrogance, belting out the group's trademark musical numbers as though auditioning for a bizarro Broadway musical. To his right, Ferguson sits slumped in a wheelchair, radiating charisma though his body has been ravaged by multiple sclorosis. What starts out as pleasant affair becomes radical and dangerous the more this fallen hero makes his maverick voice heard. Ferguson may not have many years of performance left in him, but he's going out with his star burning as brightly as it did in ascendence.