Back In Town Again. Finally I have made it on stage. Hiding on the 2nd and 3rd row sadly didn't save me this time. Was slightly worrying, as he was describing what to do if you find someone unconscious and he said to check there airway by sticking your tongue down their throat. Luckily there was no physical contact.
The Trap. This was all a bit panto, having to shout "Get on with it" everytime they said The Trap. The 3 of them having cycled on stage on a bike,have been proclaimed the new Goodies. (It's actually the Goodies bike I've since found out. Bought off eBay.) I don't think the Goodies would have done the ill-conceived joke concerning an 8yr old rapist, whilst there were young kids in the audience but still.
Jeremy Lion. An amazing act. Not particularly funny or groundbreaking, but he has an uncanny ability to neck Special Brew and spirits. A character comedy show, he is a "secret" alcoholic kids entertainer, who slowly gets drunk throughout the show. The high point of the show for me was the fact he handed out 6 bottles of whiskey during the show for us to pass round. Guess it's one way of getting a good review, get your audience pissed.
Chris Addison. Ahhh little Chris Addison. One of my favourites. His show was on my wish list of shows. And he didn't disappoint. Having seen a preview show before coming up here it was good to see the finished product. There was even a mention of the preview in the show, as it was on the day of the attempted bombings and we, being Londoners, still turned up in Hammersmith to see him.
Mark Watson. A little disappointed by this show. As I've heard so much about him whilst I've been up here. He did a marathon 33 hours show a few days ago, and so has become a must see act. His voice was a little hoarse, and he was visibly knackered, so I guess that might have affected the show. I sat with Nica for the show, and was introduced to Jenny Eclair beforehand. Not that exciting but still.
Brendan Burke. One of the strangest gigs. The show was in a pub back room. The audience was a whopping 12 people. All of whom were so weird that Brendan never really got around to telling any of his trademark irish stories. We were all more interested in why a guy at the front's wife had just left him. Married for 16 years she's walked out the day before. When asked who the lady he was with was, he said my sister-in-law, the reason his wife left him. Brilliant. Whether it was true or not, how can you follow that?
Improverts. An improvisation show with a bunch of students. Good fun. Though one poor player had no idea where or what Azerbaijan was. And since Paul was shouting that out for every request for an object or place she was really struggling.
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