We had a great afternoon yesterday at The Star of Kings – it began with Sobin ST (Sobin Sabu Thankachan) who is so dedicated to sustainability, he recycles material – both onstage and off. Next was Jonny Brace who pointed out that in the Wizard of Oz, unlike his friends, the Scarecrow got the raw end of the deal: a brain and a mission to solve the Middle East crisis. Lucy Jenner then got to share about her appearance on Taskmaster – the live experience, supplying the chips. Next was @kamiendeane who says you might think he looks too young for a midlife crisis, but his hair would beg to differ. Tony Carr then gave us the best reasons ever for taking blood pressure tablets: life will feel longer. Following Tony was Bianca Boorer. Bianca says her dad wasn’t one for encouraging her to follow her dreams – if only Liz Truss’ dad had done the same. @marcroberts then gave us the best reasons ever to go to Leicester – the dinosaurs there masquerade as Karens to nick your phone. James Townsend felt in need of upgrading his headphones – how rude of his to tell him that woman was saying ‘happy’ rather than ‘help me’ – before Richard Taylor shared it isn’t always great to remember the time of your conception, especially when the name your mum calls out isn’t your dad’s. It was then over to Steven Mayne and his family’s jewels – court-ordered – before Amber Phillips told us her top tier friends know darn well that when she’s doing comedy, she’s not licking lampposts. Eddie Rojas finished our first half with tales of his new hobby – ghosthunting – which unfortunately, given that he’s armed, is only making more ghosts.
Our second half was the preview of ‘Other’, a fabulous double bill with Rohan Ashar and Mani Ahmed (pictured). The surprise you can see on Mani’s face is because unbenownst to Mani (representing Pakistan), Rohan (representing India) came ready to roll…with a peace treaty for the duration of the show. Although at first Mani was determined to take the side of the stage with the most natural resources, Rohan being a good Hindu wanted no beef…the duo gave us some wonderfully funny insights into not only their own upbringings, but they finished the show with an interactive quiz where we could quickly see that in one way or another, we have all been, at some point in our lives, ‘other’.
So that was our show! Join us next Sunday on June 29th with headliners the hilarious Chiff Powell and the musical mayhem of the brilliant Jonathan Bennett.