Sajeela Kershi is not your usual comedian, but she certainly is a natural. She has Bollywood, Josef Fritzl and real life stories about the BNP and the Taliban all in one set – and you'll still be happy to eat cut up fruit out of her hand.
You'll even forgive her for drying up occasionally as all the incidental digressions, sharpness of wit and ad-libbing in her Joanna Lumley cut-glass vowels will be more than worth it. And that's before I've even mentioned her own take on L'Oreal.
She'll flirt with you and remember it and come back to remind you at just the right moment, without ever making you feel uncomfortable. And you might also just find yourself an innocent passer-by, watching her show from afar, and getting drawn in without realising it.
Because – and this is the best bit – her show is absolutely free and taking place in a busy but delicately chosen bar – the Kasbar at Espionage. Be quick to discover Edinburgh's best kept secret as she won't stay that way for too long.
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