Like Father Like Son? Sorry.

Toronto comedian and Fringe favourite, Chris Gibbs returns with a personal show about fatherhood, and all the fears and hopes that come with the job.

Gibbs’ son was born five days before the start of the 2007 Fringe, meaning Gibbs’ material is literally infantile in nature - no teenager jokes yet.

With only two years of material to work with, Gibbs opts to comment on foreseeable future problems rather than recounting cute stories that have already occurred. Gibbs’ style is part monologue, part standup, all extremely funny. Although his stage manner is stylistically bumbling, he is in fact remarkably sharp and only a scant few of his jokes land with a thud. Heartfelt and earnest moments do help to connect the audience with the performer, but it’s icing on the cake given how entertaining the rest of the show is.

A refreshingly personal work from an affable and gifted performer.

_Chris Gibbs continues as part of this year's Toronto Fringe Festival for more information including showtimes you can go "here":http://www.fringetoronto.com/fringe09/indoorBYOV_listings.html#L or to his own website which happens to be "here":http://www.chrisgibbs.ca/ through the miracle of the web._