Bill Bailey’s latest show Dandelion Mind was based around the theme of doubt – or was it?

The show was everything that Bailey’s fans have come to expect from him – surreal, high energy and peppered with musical gems such as a West Country version of Lady Gaga’s 'Poker Face', Jeff Buckley’s 'Hallelujah' in the style of Kraftwerk and a French techno reworking of Gary Numan’s 'Cars'.

However, unlike previous shows, Dandelion Mind kicked off with a satirical rant about the state of modern Britain. Bailey’s comments about politicians – in particular, his portrayal of Nick Clegg as Skippy - earned him cheers from the audience.

Spectators were then pulled into the heat of the comedic action as Bailey invited them to join in with a ‘warm-up’ rendition of 'California Dreaming', and chastised them for their initial reluctance – “I think you’re missing the point here.”

The performance shone a whole new light on why Akon is wrong, why you should never look into supermarket self-service machines, and revealed the shocking truth about Chas and Dave’s pact with the devil in return for Cockney superpowers.

Despite being rated seventh most intelligent person on television – one place behind cartoon character Lisa Simpson, as Bailey was keen to point out – by readers of the Radio Times, the comedian never spoke down to the audience, even when explaining a joke made by a CERN particle physicist. Instead he showed the funny side of science and pointed out the absurdities in historic artwork. Most of us will never look at ‘The Hay Wain’ in the same way again.

Bill Bailey’s Dandelion Mind was the work of a comic genius – if you have a chance to catch him, do so.

Bill Bailey performed at the BIC on Tuesday 29 November.