Joey Page: Sparklehorse Superbrain

Sparklehorse Superbrain isn't so much an exercise in telling jokes as it is an experiment, the performer happy to trace his stream of consciousness to the most illogical destinations. Prepare for a journey into a world of apple hecklers, neon, bourbon biscuits, pound shops and meat-based drama.

Joey Page disarms any expectations of a straightforward hour of stand-up by allowing his sound man to warm up for him. It is a risky move, but his support act is clearly the anti-hero, sprinkling a deliberately doom-laden delivery with timely jibes at the main act. Of course, this has the effect of ushering Page in as the ragged hero of bizarre humour, and the opening Phil Mitchell/Pat Butcher dialogue is well executed.

Page isn't any good at banter, he tells us, but when he has some robust heckles to outmanoeuvre, he shifts gear into new realms of rhythmic anarchy. Some of the post-modern trickery in the show is too clearly signalled, and there are clear echoes of past surrealist greats. That said, there is a sense, on the evidence of this show, that Page is about to evolve into a fascinating comedian.