Comedy review: Travis Jay: Funny, Petty, Cool, The Mash House, Edinburgh

Travis Jay riffs on society's expectations of black men.

Boxing fan Travis Jay has taken some blows of late and is struggling to remain on his feet as a proud black man.

Travis Jay: Funny, Petty, Cool, The Mash House, Edinburgh * * *

He’s leery of the characterisations society imposes upon him – from his friends’ peer pressure and the media’s racism, to small talk he goes out of his way to avoid. He knows he’s got internal issues that go way beyond his road rage and his difficulties raising his kids.