Suited and booted and ready for action, Big Day Out announced their presence by stomping onto the stage with a wild enthusiasm which was reciprocated by the audience.

The small auditorium was buzzing as the three men took us on a journey into the bizarre which involved blind gangsters, an overbearing dentist and his neurotic assistant, and a bird puppet who was unhappy - not because he was suffering from bird flu but because his manipulator's hand was permanently stuck up his bottom.

There were cultural references to classic TV shows, including Knight Rider, Grange Hill and The Simpsons theme tunes and the Gay Team, who made an emergency wedding cake from toilet roll and sticky tape, announcing they loved it when a flan came together.

A melancholy Michael Stipe lived in a world where organic face packs brought him out in hives and the only post he received was from Moby.

Other gems included the funeral of Kevin the custard factory worker, who loved everything yellow after he was born with jaundice and met his grisly death falling into a lemon juicer, the gossiping lollipop ladies and the Austins, whose conversations got more bizarre the more drunk they became.s

The talented trio breathed life into the sketches with their acting and facial expressions, which had the crowd roaring with laughter for the whole hour.

Matt Chorley, Lewis Georgeson and Will Kenning also managed to invoke sadness and sympathy with their ridiculously clever performance.

Rumour has it the trio will return in October and I will be the first in line for a front row seat.