It was an utterly jam-packed night at The Royal George on Thursday and the audience got a great show. First to the stage was the fabulous Lindsey Pugh who went private to get rid of her bile, but the anger management took longer. We then had Will Earle who’s on the app looking for love, but Uber Eats just isn’t working. Next was Charlie Firth and a shower scene so memorable it’s up there with Psycho. Sonny Savage then renamed knife crime to “amateur duels before Joe Stride gave us everything from carpal tunnel to well hung mics. It was then over to the giant Aussie, Daniel Goodburn, who may or may not be missing a sibling. Dean Helliwell confessed to being a product of freudian love, the Cumbrian way. After dean was Phillip Reiss who has always wanted an aspirational Chelsea tractor, but his budget can only stretch to Slough plough. Closing the first half was the musical hilarity of Louis Turner. From Blowing in the wind farms to an arthritic sing-a-long and a great Bob Dylan impression, Louis had the crowd in absolute stitches.
After the break we had the hilarious Carwyn Blayney, a man who loathes nothing more than an unsolicited photo montage. Peter Higgins than told us of his day’s as a magician’s assistant before Max Rückert (pictured) gave us the joys of being a ballsy French dude. Alex Daish confessed to having to get bus drivers to like him before Gabriel E. Bowker explained why it’s always good to get knocked back by your cousins. Daniel Kaszas then ran through a list of his personal peeves and pet hates. So don’t get on that list! Jonathan Rudge told us how to effectively give him the ick: tell him you’re moving to Watford. The evening’s penultimate act was the brilliant Declan Evans who may need a new doctor, thanks to an unfortunate consultation…in Tesco! Closing the show was the wonderful Pete Kinsella. Pete has a genius idea to potentially house train and subdue Tommy Robinson, despite his dog’s politics.
So that was a belter of a busy night at The Royal George. Next week is our last week at the RG until September 19th when it reopens after its summer refurb. Headlining next week we have Phillip Cornwall and Gary Walsh. See you then.