Recorded during the comic's 2009 tour, this stand-up performance sees the Mock the Week panellist share his thoughts on everything from time travel to teenage parties. The title is the American Beat novelist Jack Kerouac's term for life-affirming weirdos, which Howard uses as a base to gently mock, among other things, ladies on trains, Charles Darwin, and dressing up dogs. The Bristolian's topical comedy show Russell Howard's Good News will return with a new series in spring 2011.

The curious title is US Beat novelist Jack Kerouac's term for life-affirming weirdos. It's apt for a set that gently mocks - among others - doomsayers, MPs and Howard's mum. Since making his name as Mock the Week's cheeky chappie, the 30-yearold Bristolian is blossoming into a comic heavyweight. Here we see him at Brighton Dome on his 2008 tour, delighting the crowd with exuberant tales, impish mimes and the obligatory topical gags. Nor does Howard shy away from his excruciatingly uncool childhood. He'll never be razor-sharp, but could teach erstwhile Mock the Week panellist Frankie Boyle a thing or two about enjoying life's vagaries.