This has been a crazy busy week at G&B on top of which was Monday night’s gig which I think was one of my all time favourite shows at The Star of Kings. And then, last night, we had a buzzing, packed to the rafters LGBT show at Royal George Charing Cross Road. First up, and on truly cracking form, was the hilarious Jack Short. Thanks to his job as a doctor and part time fireman, Jack has recently been looking for solidarity, but the crowd last night were more “Yas, queen!”. Sue the Cleaner, aka Liam Harney, and her assistant Julie, aka Rhyan Orrick (both pictured), were next with some impressive saving tips for the frugal amongst us. It was then over to Ronan Herc and why The Bible was actually written for the gays and not the homophobic Church. After Ronan was Frances Jane and the complicated politics of the poo before Marco Chiu confessed to being a big fan or arsenal…and he sometimes quite likes football, too. It was then the turn of Georgia Thorp, who’s grabbed herself a great bargain at Lidl and then married her. Matt Male, who once fancied the idea of being a monk, then showed us how manners makes a man…just not a gay one. It was then over to Jimmy Tam and the Hong Kong metaphor for his sex life he could have done without. The talking glitter ball fabulousness that is Tristan Wolfe was after Jimmy with news that he’d wanted to learn a sexy instrument, but just ended up with the bassoon, the white man’s didgeridoo. We then had the glorious SJ Wyatt and why everyone should have a dream. SJ’s is to one day be assassinated. Closing the first half was the simply brilliant Ro Dodgson. Ro’s dating life can often be a bit problematic as the guys who are into Ro tend to fall into one of two categories: either in their late prevues or early creepies.
After the break we got off to a great start with Sean Corcoran, who misses the clarity of Australia, where an orgy is just called an orgy. It was then over to Kevin Wilson who thinks he’s happy being single, but not sure about his overall confusion. The glorious high energy chaos that is Ally O’Leary was next with her traditional and addictive attack on the audiences senses before Julz Kat then told us she’s been considering a change in job and at the moment being a sugar baby has its pros and cons. It was the the turn of Benjamin Vivian-Jones who might shag a sheep, but won’t eat it due to being vegan. G&B fave, Lily Webb, was next with why her parents wanted their money back on a big purchase some years back. The evening’s penultimate act was Ria Cohen. Like Julz, Ria has been considering a change in career path. At the moment it’s a choice between selling crack or Avon. Closing the show we had the brilliant James Murphy. James explained why technically he is always eating for two, as each of his legs require the calorific intake of a fully grown man. He’s also looking forward to one day having kids…so he can give them really wanky names.
So that was last night and what an awesome gig it was. Headlining next Thursday we have the awesome Carwyn Blayney and the legend that is Jimbo.