Getting to see a comedian for £1.20 is a bargain these days.

Four acts and a compere for a fiver at the Sparrowhawk Comedy Club meant it was full to capacity.

Peter McCole opened the evening as compere. While he's not the best compere I've seen, he certainly wasn't the worst.

First stand-up on the bill was Tony Simpson. He pondered over the product placement in Lidl – like finding apples next to bin bags and confessed to applying the same logic in other supermarkets by moving random items to other areas of the store to confuse people.

He struggled a little with keeping one slightly vocal group in the audience in check, and his material suffered slightly as a result, but he got a few laughs nonetheless.

Dom Woodward followed with tales of gas bills advising him he could supply water to an African village for £2 a month, causing him to contemplate why he has to pay so much to supply one house. His set was very good and he was probably only second to the headline act for comedy value.

Adam Williams took to the stage next. The 21-year-old Wrexham comic performed a short set and while a couple of gags fell a little flat, others got a decent reception and he showed potential. One to watch for the future perhaps.

Headliner for the evening was Tony Burgess. A little Gollum-like in appearance by his own admission, he has written for Johnny Vegas’ Ideal. Easily the funniest comic of the evening, he went over time but no-one noticed as they were too busy laughing. Even the slightly rowdy corner behaved to hear his stories and quips.

The next Sparrowhawk comedy night is on Tuesday October 18, with Andrew Ryan and compered by Ben Lawes.