28 Acts in 28 Minutes - Recording of 2 shows

Me and Caz headed over to Bloomsbury Theatre to see two shows of 28 Acts in 28 Minutes being recorded for Radio yesterday. Caz obviously had to wait around for me to arrive for 15 minutes, as I was late getting out of work as per normal. I don't think she minded though since she got recognised by Alex Horne and members of Cowards as she hung around outside. They were looking for a dog lead, for some reason they thought she'd have one. (The time we dressed a few up in fairy and angel wings with tiaras, wands and feather boas one strange night seems to have stayed with them.)

The audience was a little thin on the ground, for what was the biggest line-up of any show I've ever been to. Ok they only get to do a minute before the buzzer goes and they are off, but still there were 56 acts!

Here are the majority of those who performed. (I'm missing a few acts, poets, brass instrument players, names who escape me.)

Marcus Brigstock, Martin White, DJ Danny Robins, (Marcus And Danny Together), Cowards (Stefan, Lloyd, Tim, With Alex Horne), Alex Horne, Phil Kaye, Ed Byrne, Matt (Poet?), Phil Nichols, Jo Enright, Alun Cochrane, We Are Klang, Rob Rouse, Kevin Day, Will Hodgson, Jared Christmas, Penny Spubs Party, Rob Deering, Adam Buxton, Punt & Dennis, Justin Edwards, Dan Antopolski, Stefano Paolini, Kit & The Widow,Nick Mohammed (Back In Town Again), Ben Willbond, John Hegley, Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, The Trap, Rev. Obadiah Steppenwolf (Jim Muir), Marcus Cummings (May have that wrong?), Neil Edmond, Adam Bloom, Oram & Meeten, Glenn Wool, Richard Herring, Isy Suttie, Nick Revell, Count Arthur Strong, Barry Cryer, Josie Long, James Bachman As Papa Christmas, Jo Neary, Gary Le Strange, Scott Capurro, Susan Murray, The Consultants, Patrick Monahan, Nicholas Parsons.

There were a fair few Book Club regulars in there, and in the audience, which is possibly why Martin got one of the biggest cheers of the nite for his rendition of Song 2 by Blur. (It can be done in a minute!)

Civilisation - Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright, Geoffrey McGivern - Last recording

I took Tim to the final recording of Civilisation last night. We arrived at a reasonably early time like I did last time, only to find the doors shut, with a note on them stating doors wouldn't be opened until 6.15pm. The Jubilee line was not running and it was Mothering Sunday, so I think that there was a staff problem. Oh well, we queued anyway regardless of the rain. (It's what my parka was invented for.)

So early/british/queuefiends were we, that we got the front row middle seats. Introducing my friends to any of my favourite comedians is always difficult as I obviously want my friends to love them as much as I do. Chris "Look at his hair, he's so cute" (The Kooks/Emma ©) Addison is one of my favourite comedians of the past couple of years. I don't think he disappointed. As tonights show was the last one of the series, there was a bit of a last day at school mentality, and it was Geoffery McGivern's messing about which stole the show.

The best bit Geoffery's character, the professor, reading from his thesis on children and tradition, "Stop Crying, and put the bells on your feet. Teaching children traditions."

Love it. The show is being aired from the 5th April at 6.30pm on Radio 4.

The Book Club - Another month, another appraisal

I don't actually need to review it this week, it's been done rather thoroughly for me here. Having taken another guest along this month, I understand Tim has too become a Book Club convert, having said he's not laughed that much in ages. Well not since the last time I fell over. Ha ha.