Millican is fun with a capital eff

The type of lass you would take home to meet your parents as she stands with coyness and a nervous giggle. But with a narrowing of the eyes, looking down the barrel of the mic, she lets loose with the F-bombs as she begins to toy with the contrasting persona of 'nice girl' and hardened northern bird.

Around 2,000 people packed into Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night as Millican began a four-night stint in the city as part of her 'Home Bird' tour and she was given a terrific reception.

Taking the audience through her desire to live in a two-storey house (because she doesn't want to walk through the kitchen to bed), her cat called Chief Brody (inspiration from the film Jaws) and her love of biscuits, her show is very much autobiographical.

Millican, who is known for her crude humour, also delves into her upbringing in a mining community in the north east. She jokes that her father banned her from eating whippy ice cream upon discovering Margaret Thatcher's input into its creation.

Then there's the relationship with her boyfriend she nicknames 'the psychopath'. Why? 'because he opens a carton of milk when there's already one open' and compliments her on her torso – 'who uses that word anymore?' she says.

Before this she talks about how her trip to Warwick Castle for her other half's birthday had her seeking revenge and threatening him with nine hours of 'talking about our feelings'.

The 38-year-old, whose punchlines come from a lot of self-deprecation, described how she no longer buys women's mags as the only pictures she can relate to are under the word 'before'.

During the two 40-minutes slots, Millican was charming yet ruthless (just ask Kate Moss), the biggest laughs were when she interacted with the audience – something that the show could have included more of. Millican's show, though, is a fun night out.

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