My friend Shem Pennant was over unexpectedly from New York and he invited me to his improv show at Duck Duck Goose.
It was taking place at The Effra Social, the first show I have attended there.
I found out that it used to be the old Conservative Club, the socialist in me bristled...
But Duck Duck Goose was anything but conservative, it was an anarchic display of some great improv comedy.
They had some audience participation, which was surprisingly good, as well as two main acts.
Shem Pennants troop C3 were headlining and they were great, I laughed so much.
It was Duck Duck Goose’s sixth birthday the previous week, I missed the cake...
I will definitely be going back!
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
Thursday, 21 July 2016
A fine balance
Progress is a strange thing.
When it comes a litany of winners and losers, the sad and the happy.
Often the future we hope for is not the one that we get and we are left wondering what went wrong.
Why say this now?
I have been treated to a set of comedians who seem so far removed from my sense of humour as to leave me reeling.
They left me offended.
In this case I feel they had misjudged their audience, because I was not the only one not laughing.
A fine comedic line
The humour edged on the black kind that seems so much a feature of my speech these days.
Yet they seemed to have missed the point.
Like the world we each inhabited was miles apart and I didn't even have a clue what words I could string together to connect with them.
When it comes a litany of winners and losers, the sad and the happy.
Often the future we hope for is not the one that we get and we are left wondering what went wrong.
Why say this now?
I have been treated to a set of comedians who seem so far removed from my sense of humour as to leave me reeling.
They left me offended.
In this case I feel they had misjudged their audience, because I was not the only one not laughing.
A fine comedic line
The humour edged on the black kind that seems so much a feature of my speech these days.
Yet they seemed to have missed the point.
Like the world we each inhabited was miles apart and I didn't even have a clue what words I could string together to connect with them.
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
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Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Pride and Prejudice, text generation
I found this on YouTube.
It's a really nice behind the scenes modern take on Pride and Prejudice.
Well done girls, as if you needed that affirmation.
It's a really nice behind the scenes modern take on Pride and Prejudice.
Well done girls, as if you needed that affirmation.
Monday, 7 October 2013
Calling time at the bar
Simon Pegg has another movie offering in The World's End.
In the same vein as Shaun of the Dead Pegg's protagonists find themselves dealing with a perfectly normal night out, which is inexplicably turned into a day of the dead type sceanario.
The plot
Five friends reunite through the infamous Gary King who clearly has not and probably never will grow up.
But what began as an 'innocent' bar crawl soon takes a sinister comedic turn, as it transpires that the town has been body snatched by robots.
The friends decide that there only answer to this horrendous realisation is to go on and reach the end of the pub crawl: The World's End.
The verdict
This film takes a while to warm-up, I confess to crafting a flower part of the way in to stave off boredom, but when it gets cracking it really gets cracking.
There are some epic comedy fight scenes and some priceless Pegg moments and it's worth the entry fee.
It isn't Simon Pegg at his best, but it still makes for a fun night out with your mates if you don't fancy an epic pub crawl.
In the same vein as Shaun of the Dead Pegg's protagonists find themselves dealing with a perfectly normal night out, which is inexplicably turned into a day of the dead type sceanario.
The plot
Five friends reunite through the infamous Gary King who clearly has not and probably never will grow up.
But what began as an 'innocent' bar crawl soon takes a sinister comedic turn, as it transpires that the town has been body snatched by robots.
The friends decide that there only answer to this horrendous realisation is to go on and reach the end of the pub crawl: The World's End.
The verdict
This film takes a while to warm-up, I confess to crafting a flower part of the way in to stave off boredom, but when it gets cracking it really gets cracking.
There are some epic comedy fight scenes and some priceless Pegg moments and it's worth the entry fee.
It isn't Simon Pegg at his best, but it still makes for a fun night out with your mates if you don't fancy an epic pub crawl.
Sunday, 22 September 2013
I will do a proper post tomorrow
But, isn't Ellen DeGeneres brilliant?
The woman always makes me laugh.
Bit fearful to meet her, she'd rip the piss out of me.
The woman always makes me laugh.
Bit fearful to meet her, she'd rip the piss out of me.
Friday, 16 August 2013
American sarcasm
An awesome friend of mine passed this link my way:
Filibuster over Drones
I haven't laughed this much in a while.
I will be watching more of The Daily Show from this point on.
Filibuster over Drones
I haven't laughed this much in a while.
I will be watching more of The Daily Show from this point on.
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Do you know What the f&%k is this?
What the f&%k is this? was on at The Oxford Arms for the Camden Fringe last night.
The concept is simple, what the f&%k is this is the only words used through the entire performance by Richard Tyrone-Jones, in his pants.
It was a giggle, although a bit drawn out in places.
A bit risqué
Lots of swearing, naturally, and I'm sorry, but I had to avert my eyes from the porn.
I'm not into male dominatrix stuff.
And I wasn't sure about the race categorization even with the spoofing.
Joining in
There was some great audience participation and endless anarchy and mayhem.
Stay away from the front row if you don’t want to be drawn
in.
Verdict
You will laugh.
You may even cringe.
But it's guaranteed to cheer you up.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Ok nerd, speak
I went to the festivalof the spoken nerd the other night.
I was told it would be geek comedy, I wasn't really sure what to expect.
The spoken nerd wasn't really comedy in the traditional sense, it was more an excited collection of cool old toys and pretty funny indie style songs.
I did laugh, I did enjoy myself, but it put me more in mind of fringe theatre than Live at the Apollo.
We were invited into a world of silly cuteness, that reminded me mostly of what it was like to be seven in a good science lesson.
Star Turn
I was invited onto the stage twice thanks mainly to the place that I was sitting.
It was not too embarassing and quite fun, but I did feel thoroughly stupid.
I don't know, all these clever people.
Tiffany
The normal style comedian called Tiffany that they had on was less of a highlight, she warmed up but you could feel her nerves and she often misjudged her audience.
But I would definitely go again it was a great giggle and left me returning home with an spring in my wintery step.
Nerd on, spoken nerd, nerd on.
I was told it would be geek comedy, I wasn't really sure what to expect.
The spoken nerd wasn't really comedy in the traditional sense, it was more an excited collection of cool old toys and pretty funny indie style songs.
I did laugh, I did enjoy myself, but it put me more in mind of fringe theatre than Live at the Apollo.
We were invited into a world of silly cuteness, that reminded me mostly of what it was like to be seven in a good science lesson.
Star Turn
I was invited onto the stage twice thanks mainly to the place that I was sitting.
It was not too embarassing and quite fun, but I did feel thoroughly stupid.
I don't know, all these clever people.
Tiffany
The normal style comedian called Tiffany that they had on was less of a highlight, she warmed up but you could feel her nerves and she often misjudged her audience.
But I would definitely go again it was a great giggle and left me returning home with an spring in my wintery step.
Nerd on, spoken nerd, nerd on.
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