Aidan Jones – Passing Time | Adelaide Fringe 2022 review

Up-and-comer Aidan Jones is warm, razor-sharp and downright hilarious. You won’t want to miss him this Fringe.

Aidan Jones – Passing Time.

Aidan Jones – Passing Time

Comedy

Rating: *****

Upstairs at Producers Hotel / The Nairobi Affair Lounge

Until March 6

Observational, topical and politically-tinged humour that isn’t problematic can be hard to come by, but Aidan Jones has found the sweet spot. And it works.

With razor-sharp wit and original material to rival some of the biggest comedians of the Fringe, it’s hard to believe Jones is still somewhat undiscovered.

Endearingly self-deprecating, a tiny bit bitter, but overall impressively self-aware, Aidan weaves through the story of being fired from his last job with the audience hooked to every word.

Signposted with emails from his grandfather and littered with punchlines that will leave you laughing for days on end, this is what an extremely well-crafted comedy set looks like.

Jones has the ease of a man born for the spotlight, and the warmth of an instantly likeable performer, with the intimate setting of The Producers’ tight upstairs space working in his favour.

But at the core of this show – at the risk of sounding vomit-inducingly cheesy – is heart.

For a show about a self-described loser, Passing Time is very uplifting. Plus, Jones has one of the most infectious laughs going around.

Don’t miss him this Fringe.