Pleasance Courtyard"Standup is the only artform that can't be contrived," David Trent tells himself in his debut fringe hour Spontaneous Comedian. That's the paradox: live comedy requires rigorous preparation to look as if it's off-the-cuff. Tonight, armed with a projector, a computer and a bellowing demeanour that recalls Nick Helm (in whose backing band he also performs), Trent makes that contradiction his own. His…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08PM on August 9, 2012