BEN VAN DER VELDE: SIDEKICK

Some people are life's heroes: leading men and women full of swash, buckle and daring do. Others just hold their jackets. As the credits roll and the heroes hump, join Ben off-camera as he salutes the Barney Rubbles, Boo-Boos and Dr Watsons of the world. "Sharp and crafty gagsmith." (Chortle) "He displays a crackling, spontaneous energy in which we're swept up." (Fest) Top 50 Jokes of the Fringe (Scotsman, Huffington Post, iNews.co.uk).