DYLAN Moran is terrified.

The Irish comedian reckons we are all being bombarded by smart phones, reality TV and video games and they are all simply a hollow distraction from the pressures of life and our fear of death.

He also reckons Apple shops have replaced churches as a place of worship and that nowadays human beings all essentially mistrust each other.

It might seem like a bleak theme for a show but as Moran proved to a Manchester audience, who were in fits of laughter throughout the night, we can all be united in our neuroses.

Where Moran excels is in his observational humour, particularly from the perspective of being a long-suffering husband and father.

His hilarious self-deprecating style saw him talk of his failings and frustrations in his relationship which seemed to be universal to most the men in the audience given the reaction.

Hair dishevelled and with a glass of red wine within reach, it was as if his Black Books character, misanthrope Bernard Black had grown a little older.

Just as disgruntled but perhaps a little more wise, he also spoke of the gulf between youth and middle-age and had one the best put downs for Nigel Farage – a refugee from a 1970s sitcom.

Moran gives the impression of a shambolic performer with his show supposedly in disarray but there is more order to the chaos than he likes to admit.

And despite all the doom and gloom, the show's theme was essentially about enjoying and making the most of life while you can.

- Dylan Moran is at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on May 2

DAVID MORGAN