COMEDY
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Chat Masala with Hardeep Singh Kohli
Gilded Balloon Teviot

In Kholi’s sell-out show, Loose-Woomen-Meet-Masterchef in this conversational ensemble.   As Kholi knocks upa lamb bhuna and a tarka dhal, he introduces three other fringe acts to us.

The day I was there, he interviewed Dave Gorman (I found him to be very arrogant and a tad boring), Wendy Mason (local girl and former fringe fave; 8 months pregnant and doing 2 daily shows – girl power!) and then The Magnets (talented singers but also a beatbox dismal din that left me with a headache).

Kholi himself says he’s not trying to be cutting edge or break any barriers, which is just as well as this is not in any way edgy – but it is a nice, pleasant, middle class and fun way to spend an hour. Kholi says he’s about ‘bringing people together’, introducing us to new things – be it cooking, the ‘chutney challenge’, boring guests or Kholi’s fantastically delivered anecdotes about life as a fat muslin kid growing up in Glasgow.

My tip to you – do sit in the front row or the aisle seats, as these people are given small bowls of Kholi’s delicious-smelling good! And as its’ a chat show, there’s no requirement for audience participation up to this point…. So be brave! Those of us sitting up the back were left with growling stomachs, but still satisfied that the past hour had been spent wisely.