IT was Brexit jokes aplenty as Shappi Khorsandi and Bobby Davros led an eclectic, if somewhat rushed, mix of comics at the close of Ealing Comedy Festival in Walpole Park on Friday.

To say that the 43-year-old Iran-born, Ealing-bred comedian hosted the festival’s last night is a bit of a stretch.

Shappi fans hoping for a night of laughs over her witty and topical routine will have left disappointed as her all-too-brief routine on family, Corbyn and national identity was over before their audience had even settled down with their Pimm’s.

In her wake followed a dizzying succession of acts poking fun at everything from vegetarianism to the marital strife.

Veteran comedian John Moloney’s routine about his stress-diagnosed cat Edward drew roars of laughter from the audience while an honourable mention should go to 27-year-old Darren Harriot for his wry observations about the post-Brexit north-south divide and London’s housing crisis.

Panel-show regular Scott Capuro offered a lesson on the importance of knowing your audience as he lowered the evening’s genteel garden party-like tone with jokes about sex, Welsh people and (prepare to wince) the Holocaust.

He also fell into the trap that many American comics do in assuming that we all follow US politics as closely as they do across the pond.

A generational divide opened up in the audience as 80s impressionist and Big Brother contestant Bobby Davro took to the stage with a routine better suited to Eastbourne than Ealing.

He even joked that he is one of the few entertainers of his generation left to avoid a sex scandal.

Comedy juggler Steve Rawlings drew the night to a close with an impressive display of technical ability that left the audience cheering.

But despite his popularity he was an odd choice to close a comedy festival.

If you think this feels somewhat rushed then you will have a good idea about how the festival’s last night felt.

It showcased some genuinely funny comedy acts but eight routines and two intervals barely let them scratch the surface of their talent.