Thursday, April 10th at Royal George Charing Cross Road was a great night of comedy. First to our stage was the musical mirth of Barbara Fernandez and the BPD song. It was then over to Paul Little who tried to compete with Barbara’s BPD with some bad tinnitus in the left ear. We then had the hilarious James Danielewski and why he maybe shouldn’t be driving. After James was Elle Simmons and the dangers to your waistline of an all inclusive Holliday. After Elle was the puntastic Ricky Baker, who got ground down when working as a barista. It was then the turn of Declan Evans and the egalitarian attitude of Essex: they’ll rob anyone. Jonathan Godsi then told us that his mother describes him as an acquired taste before Marigold Lately told us she loves nothing more than a joke and a beard to end on. Closing the first half was the indisputable stud muffin that is the utterly hilarious Donal Vaughan. From lockdown cock to why Irish doctors are more efficient and may offer “extras”, Donal had them in tears of laughter.
After the break, and a little bit of find the lady magic, we got off to a cracker of a start thanks to David Ferguson and why Brane’s Faggots might be the gay Charlie’s Angels. Dan Linney then told us why being tall ain’t all it’s cut out to be, especially if you want off the rail trousers. After Dan was Ed Beeverman and why carbon monoxide deaths might be a tad suspicious. Gordon MacSween then educated the crowd with some profound profanities before Sophie Stemmons showed us why even the wisdom of the tarot can be a bit of a dick. The evening’s penultimate act was the fabulously funny Charlie Firth, a man who now has to travel two tube zones to get to a charity shop that doesn’t know him. Closing the show was a real G&B favourite, the amazing Steve Vertigo. Steve opens the door to his world, invites you in and then takes you on a surreal journey of sumptuous silliness that leaves you wanting his comedy in pill and powder form.
Well that was another classic night at The Royal George. Headlining next Thursday we have Charlie Firth and Sonny Savage. See you then.