Despite maintaining some of the bluff, plain-speaking characteristics of an American deep south man, Hall has been a pretty well-integrated (and much-loved) part of the British comedy landscape for several years. On top of regular appearances on TV and radio he maintains a busy gigging schedule (both as himself and as his redneck singer-songwriter alter ego Otis Lee Crenshaw), suggesting that several decades in the trade hasn't dulled his passion for stirring up the crowd. While his political and observational material is, invariably, forensically precise and painfully on-the-nose, some of Hall's best material comes when he gets dragged off course by the crowd, using his pure-bred stand-up skills to carry him through improbably seamless digressions.
• Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, Sat; De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, Thu; Harlow Playhouse, Fri
