The Burlesque Trifle brought together traditional clowning, clever performance plus some good ole bawdy vaudeville antics.  An eclectic audience which boasted a 50th birthday party and a hen night made plenty of noise and truly made the Burlesque Trifle the missing link between Hull Fair and the Comedy Festival.

Amanda Lowe held court for the event getting the crowd worked up into a frenzy before popping their corks with her poems which prove swearing is big and is clever.  Many of the crowd shouted out titles of her poems they wanted to hear making it more like a Rock Concert than your average poetry recital.

Charlie was billed as a strictly triple X Factor singing sensation, and guess what: she was! 

Charlie was a true example as to why it's sometimes worth dragging yourself away from Simon Cowell and co to treat your ears to a singer that truly makes the hairs on your neck (and anywhere else for that matter) stand on end. 

Yorkshire's Famous Belly Brothers live cartoon antics came straight from the days of Victorian Music Hall, as did their jokes. The dusty performers raised big laughs with their amazing illusion "Catching a Bullet in the Arse". 

The Belly Brother also mingled in the audience all night in a bigger illusion leaving spectators confused as to what was real and what was not.  This illusion was taken even further by Betty Bingo.

Betty, a pensioner by trade wandered around the audience unannounced giving out Worthers, wiping spots of dirt of peoples faces with a tissue and giving out Bingo tickets.  Betty then went on stage to play a very revealing game indeed with numbers hidden around her person.

Betty was a guest from Leeds' famous Wet Spot Club, as was the amazing Ryvita Von Cheese.  With only props and music Ryvita was the true gem of the night with her perfectly timed pieces of theatre.  A fan dance with a perfect punch line and what Ryvita did with that Trifle was side splitting.  A hit with the ladies and gents alike, Ryvita was a true star.

The perfectly timed comedy continued with local hero Mr Sam Jones.  The musical messiah of mirth battled through tech issues to play us a selection of perfectly crafted songs with themes including Killing Your Granddad and religious awakenings when being entered by Jesus. A true star and a true gentleman.

Lois Mills was a very special guest whose character standup managed to tame many of the rowdy elements of the audience until she had them in the palm of her hand.  A performer who truly comes alive and belongs on a stage with an understanding of all the rules of comedy and performance.  Lois is certainly a performer to watch out for.

The show climaxed with the Jumping on the Bandwagon ABBA tribute which had people dancing on Tables and cheering along as Charley brought a great night to an end.   The BBC may not have turned up, and it makes one wonder how many other amazing events they miss.  But for the 60 strong audience at the Burlesque Trifle, they all share one thing in common, they all witnessed the perfect night of variety.