Mark Watson, Pleasance Courtyard <!-- none onestar twostar threestar fourstar fivestar -->

Sin without the hellfire

A ticket to Mark Watson's show I'm Worried That I'm Starting to Hate Almost Everyone in the World is money well spent, even if this hour doesn't display the skittish Bristolian at his best. The heat inside is stifling, which plays a part in sapping energy from the event, but equally the format doesn't serve the promising title.

Watson's central ruse is to have items pulled from a sack, representing one of each of the seven deadly sins, and to use them to express the irritations with life he has experienced. The items only seem to prompt the briefest of observations, and using the sins for structure seems rather clichéd.

Cute gags such as having a picture of the singer Mick Hucknall to represent anger or wrath ensue, as do sweet images like the true meaning of "mini-bar", complete with miniature people to populate one. Meanwhile, the Welsh stage persona of Watson, with his wide-eyed naivety and zeal, brings an extra dimension to jokes about people wearing football shirts with "Beckham" written on the back: "Many a time I have rushed up to them, only to find out that it's not him."

I don't know whether it is because Watson is one of the busiest men on the Fringe - what with his other show about writing a novel with his audience and his 36-hour extravaganza - but this show seems to lack the usual drive of its creator. However, what it lacks in content it makes up for in charm.

To 28 August (0131-556 6550)