Comedy is starting to come back after the Christmas break: below are a few posters from shows over the next week or two (there are more shows on than this - see the Gig Guide - but these are the ones with posters. NB If you want your poster included, send me a link!) Continue reading

The slideshow below displays some posters for shows happening over the next week or two. Continue reading

The slideshow below displays some posters for shows happening over the next week or two.

• You can examine a poster in more detail, just mouse-over the top of the slideshow to pause it or slow down its speed
• click on a thumbnail (mouse-over the bottom of the slideshow to have them pop up) to view only that poster
• click on an poster to be

The slideshow below displays some posters for shows happening over the next week or two.

• You can examine a poster in more detail, just mouse-over the top of the slideshow to pause it or slow down its speed
• click on a thumbnail (mouse-over the bottom of the slideshow to have them pop up) to view only that poster
• click on an poster to be given an option to visit a separate photo-page with

Tuesday 18th November, Comedy @ Marble Bar, Kitty Flanagan headlining
Thursday 20th November, The Comedy Store, Jamie Kilstein headlining

Comedy @ Marble Bar seems to be developing a nice core of regulars after work on Tuesday evenings, which makes for a pleasant buzz to the room, although they tend to be grinners and chucklers rather than belly-laughers....
Arriving late for The Comedy Store...MickeyD, as MC, was a larrikin maestro, fast-foot-working around the stage while delivering great big dollops of cheeky to approving roars...the featured support act, Dave Jory. His wry observational style punctuated by the lunges for emphasis won her over, and totally cracked up the room. If his cats and my cat ever get a chance to plot together, the human race is doomed...
Headliner Jamie Kilstein was promoted as part of the New York underground scene, which is apparently comedy code for “no, you haven’t seen him on Letterman or Leno” and “yes, he’s all over YouTube” (which is handy for checking him out before going to a show). His material was rather like a distillation of the sharpest left-leaning American political blogs - talking points with a twist - so it was very much my cup of tea... Continue reading

The slideshow below displays some posters for shows happening over the next week or two.

You can examine a poster in more detail, either
• mouse-over the top of the slideshow to pause it or slow down its speed
• click on a thumbnail (mouse-over the bottom of the slideshow) to view only that poster
• click on an poster to be given an option to visit a separate photo-page with larger sizes to view

Created… Continue reading

Ah, the US election threw my writing schedule totally out of whack! Apologies for the delays. Acts reviewed: Axis of Awesome, Sugar Sammy, Harley Breen, Jacques Barrett, Diverse Theatresports(R) Players (Cranston Cup) Venues: Marble Bar, Comedy Store, Belvoir Street Theatre… Continue reading