We had another cracker of a show at The Star of Kings last night. If the new acts we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks are anything to go by, 2024 is off to a great start full of real comedy promise. First to the stage last night was the hilarious Christopher Donovan and when a drive by shooting is a sign of gentrification. Next was Nicky Vere-Compton, who was taught how to be autistic by the best: her parents! It was then over to Caroline Madds whose sister is very high on the yoga scale, which goes from nought to unbearably smug. Tony Carr was next with how to discipline the Tok Tok generation at school before Tim Purchas confessed to having had some profound doorstop career advice recently. After Tim we had Amelia Fritz (pictured) and the contraception device no one will ever forget. It was then the turn of Martin Ashworth who discovered he’s roughly the same age as Homer Simpson who ironically has made him feel like an underachiever. Nick Gaughan then demonstrated his skill with accents before Calum Di Lieto told the tale of the Mountain Warehouse hook-up. Closing the first half was the brilliant Phil Green and the wedding that wasn’t and why we can never have a PM from a comprehensive school. If in and doubt, two words for you: Liz Truss.
After the break, and a bit of celebrity nude magic, we got off to a great start thanks to the hilarious Richie Roberts. Richie’s a great dad, as is evident in his 95% success rate on picking up the right kid from school. It was then over to Mac O’Donnell who may or may not be a celebrity look-a-like: David Beckham’s best mate. Ciaran Millmore was next with a sad and painful tale of loss and bereavement…of a pinball high score! After Ciaran was Rowan Williams and the problem with giraffe migration before Charlie Firth confessed to his serious man crush on Sam Fender. It was then over to Paul Certi and how to take out a nonce with an Iceland choc ice. After Paul was Luke McCarthy and a truly profound bit of life advice: never trust a barber who sells hats. Deep. The evening’s penultimate act was the musical Barbara Fernandez who when not belting out parody songs narrates audio books with titles like “You are sharp enough to be your own surgeon”. Closing the show was the one and only Moss (aka James Watkins), a tour de force of mind bending silliness and musical madness. From kazoo chaos to pillow fight bank robberies, Moss had the room in tears of laughter and confusion. Brilliant stuff.
So that was another great night at The Star of Kings. Headlining next Monday we have Caroline Madds and Neil Ben.