Four years ago, Eminem set a world record with the third verse of his No. 1 single ‘Godzilla’ by cramming 225 words into one memorable 30-second blast – that’s an average of an incredible 7.5 words per second. Based on this performance, I reckon Lauren Pattison could have him beat.

Our clown for the afternoon has always had a somewhat unorthodox delivery style: her anxiety levels mean that she rarely makes eye contact with, let alone talks to, her audience. And, in order to cut down the potential for hecklers, she rarely takes a breath long enough for anyone to get a word in.

This makes it even more impressive that she manages to make such a connection with her audience – we are right there with her, running stride for stride through her latest adventure and laughing as we go.

This year’s show is all about bravery – our clown’s own at first (her desire to take on new challenges and face old fears), then the bravery of a great friend of hers, who is dealing with her own set of far more serious demons.

Endearing as always, there is a generosity to Pattison’s stand-up: she credits her friend with the show’s topic and even credits her boyfriend with one of the best gags. Our clown hits all the right notes in this show – a couple of the gags are telegraphed but even then the amusement from the journey makes any predictability irrelevant to our enjoyment.

I honestly can’t think of a better way to spend a lunchtime at the Fringe.

Clown Stars: * * * *

@Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh