In the world of TV comedy, female comedians are largely outnumbered by their male counterparts. But if Siân Docksey and Zoë Tomalinare are representative of the new generation of emerging comedians, the boys had better watch out...The stage buzzes with the presence of this pair as they have the audience in hysterics over everything from Game of Thrones to exam term to, inevitably, carpets. Siân’s facial expressions are a delight: she has perfected a knowing look which dares you to question the joke.

Oliver Marsh’s performance does not win over the audience to the same extent as Siân and Zoë’s: he can’t quite pull off puns with their knowingness, and the audience’s laughter is correspondingly variable. His sketch is well structured though, returning repeatedly to the topics of previous jokes. His self-depreciating humour and responses to the audience’s reaction are among his best moments, as he tells us he’s “not a mahoosive lad” then pretends to take offence at the hilarity this provokes.

A change in pace with James Wilkinson’s more understated sketch works well. His observations are witty, and he quickly develops a successful relationship with the audience, provoking and challenging our ideas of political correctness. This is a running theme through the show – perhaps because it is an easy subject to create comedy from – but James’ approach is more direct than any of the others. The audience perceptibly wonders if we’re allowed to laugh at the jokes he sets up about being a disabled critic, but the laugh is on us as the punch line overturns our expectations.

Adrian Grey’s first sketch consists of one-liners: they’re funny, but they do become repetitive, and I felt some variation was needed. Grey’s second sketch better showed off his ability as a comic, through a satirical version of a charity advert based, of course, on carpets.

Siân and Zoë are undoubtedly the stars of Carpet Diem, but all the comics are strong performers in this eclectic mix of humour: I particularly hope to see James Wilkinson appearing in more sketch shows in future. The structure of the show overall is well managed, as the comedians reappearing on occasion - Oliver Marsh’s entrance with a jar of naked Barbies is particularly humorous. My advice is, see Siân and Zoë now before they move on to the greater fame they surely deserve. Not only will you find a great evening’s entertainment; you’ll also find the comic potential of carpets to be far greater than you ever anticipated.