It was a great show at The Star of Kings Sunday afternoon. Kicking things off was Claire Hutchison. Claire enjoys a soft boy, their compliments not so much. Belle Gold then gave us some social and sexual geometry before Deniro Stocks confessed to being neither a top not a bottom; he’s an only child. Sam Hampson gave us some great tips on how to be a good Tory: get lobotomised. Our next act did some dubious AIDS jokes and some delightful homophobic stuff before sodding off in the interval. The popular consensus amongst the crowd was that he left 40 minutes too late. Stephen Portlock then let us in on a little Easter secret: Jesus was a bit OCD. After Stephen was Con Barbour and why people who pay for easily boarding on planes should be the first out the emergency door on a Boeing. Anneka Sirs then told us just how much she loves a tacky souvenir before Mj Hunter explained just why his girlfriend is lucky to have him…and he tells her so. Closing the first half was Declan Evans. Declan reckons his greatest asset is his honesty. It’s just not so great in job interviews. Unless you’re going for a job on the buses.
After the break we got going thanks to an incredible set from Christopher Donovan and why working in a betting shop makes you the secret mistress of the gambler. We then had the triumphant return to G&B of the glamorous and fabulous Cece Teavee (pictured). Cece explained why balls are just full of post modern, metaphorical people. It was then over to Madeleine Bee who’s from Bournmouth, which apparently is where you go if you’re not cool enough for Brighton or racist enough for the Isle of Wight. Jakir Hussen confessed to maybe being a sub who tried to butch up by getting himself ear rings. We then had Shane Bray, who had a very easy experience coming out to his parents. So easy, in fact, it verged on patronising. It was then over to Dean Helliwell and how to break and arm with coke, Viagra and some scaffolding. Andy Alty was next with why back in the day (90’s), it was often best to remove your contacts before going to certain “exclusive” venues for an evening’s entertainment. Sophie Bing then gave us the T about the bizarre sexual dynamic that hides within every rugby team. Closing the show was the one and only Colin D.H. Smith, easily one of the most original and hilarious acts on the circuit. Colin gave us all some advice on how to be more attractive on the dating apps and how to be more manly.
So that was a really fun afternoon with some great comedy. Headlining next Sunday we have Jack Scullion and Barbara Fernandez.