There seems to be no stopping the inexorable rise of clowning on the Fringe. Ever since Dr Brown won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2012 I feel as as I have been inundated by press releases mentioning acts who have trained with esteemed French tutor Philippe Gaulier, who teaches performers to unleash their inner idiot. I don't know if Australian physical comedian Trygve Wykenshaw has done a stint with Gaulier but he has certainly found his inner idiot, prancing around like a loon, sometimes naked, sometimes in a skin-tight costume. Wykenshaw’s previous shows, most notably Kraken, have won him considerable acclaim. Like Dr Brown he is largely wordless. And like Dr Brown he has been known to get his audience onstage. Unlike Dr Brown though, he doesn't scare the shit out of you. His form of immersive performance, impersonating animals, dancing to music, is much more cuddly. If he does approach you don’t worry, just dive in. You won't regret it.

 Trygve Wykenshaw is at BAC tonight, tickets here, and at the Pleasance from Aug 6 - 30, tickets here.