Our first night of 2025 at The Bell was a really fun show. Kicking things off was the hilarious Sonny Savage who has recently proposed…with a ring from Accessorize. It was then over to Rohan Ashar whose autism diagnosis at first had him thinking he was on a ranking system for goalies. Tony Carr then gave some great advice for just what language of love one should prefer before Steven Mayne had us all thinking he was the teacher we’d have loved to have had at school…and are the better for not having had. Next was Matt Withers, whom like Andrew Tait is a big lover of rural Romania. Lauren Rivers then confessed to being rather confused by home births and just how the stork gets in. It was then over to Jimbo who, without brakes on his mobility chair, is essentially a bit of a boy racer. After Jimbo was Sam Mullen and the toy tidy up that ain’t from the nursery. Closing the first half was the fabulous Caroline Madds (pictured). Caroline is definitely not a big fan of hot yoga…or her sister. But any day soon she’ll be moving in to an impressive, two bed, with view designer jumpsuit.
After the break, and a bit of mindreading magic, we got off to a cracking start thanks to Eoghan Collins and why teeth are just like kids: it sucks when you lose one. It was then over to Phil Green and the furriest pregnancy test kit ever. Martin Ashworth then offloaded the big lie his parents told him: he never did grow into his head! After Martin we had Andy B (aka Andy Brittain). If ever going over Southwark Bridge with Andy, do yourself a favour and just keep your eyes forward. Hot on Andy’s heels was Eytan Bayme, a man you’d never want to be the designated caller in case of an emergency. Kitty Pilgrim Morris was next with news that she is very much an ally to the heterosexual community…up to a point. The evening’s penultimate act was there hilarious Nick Morey, a man with so many talents. For example, last night we discovered he does a spectacular McFly quick change routine. Closing the show was our very own songbird, the musical marvel that is Barbara Fernandez. From digging trenches to cock blocking scientologists and suffocating exes, Barbara laid bare her past in song.