Buttery Brown Monk are a lively trio that perform sketch comedy. The names come from a combination of their names: Samuel Buttery, Ryan J Brown and Jamie-Rose Monk.

They have a good range of original humour that manifests through sketches, characters and music. Imagine if Undercover Boss did Greggs the musical. Picture the meeting that the John Lewis staff hold every year to bring us unforgettable Christmas adverts. How exactly did Russell Crowe land the role of Javert in the 2012 film Les Miserables? In a series of Little Britain-esque sketch comedy, this trio work their way through some identifiable scenarios to some slightly more surreal narratives.

Some of these sketches are absolutely hilarious, some less so and some feel like they’re an ‘in joke’ that only the members of the audience who are obviously familiar with the cast seem to understand.

Their use of music and song is a success every single time and to call them melodramatic would be an understatement – but in a good way, of course. Buttery has previously played Leigh Bowery in Boy George’s musical Taboo and appeared on The Voice. His array of mostly camp characters is highly entertaining. He plays a Greggs employee who dreams of life beyond the counter – and sings about it too. His other characters include Brad Pitt’s unlikely stunt double and a guest star on the spoof Inside the Actor’s Studio.

Brown also has numerous drama academy credits. He is no less theatrical in his characters as the born-again leader of an anti-gay conversion camp or the agent who doesn’t quite seem to understand his job. He plays his demonic characters exceptionally well that it becomes uncomfortable.

Monk also has her fair share of the recognition in her theatre credits.  She is so versatile in her abilities. She ranges from playing the boss at John Lewis’s marketing department to a four-year-old. As the latest addition to the trio, she complements the boys very nicely.

The simplicity of the lighting differentiating between each sketch is very effective as it just takes a blackout to  transport the audience from one place to another.

If you like shows like Little Britain then you will probably enjoy this performance too. It’s quite short, only running at approximately fifty minutes, but it’s a good night out if you fancy a laugh.

Buttery Brown Monk played at Leicester Square Theatre. For more information, see the Leicester Square Theatre website.