Kicking things off at The Royal George Charing Cross Road on Thursday we had the hilarious Gary Joel, who is doing great at curing his sex addiction…hasn’t fallen off the cart in years…and years. It was then over to Andrew Steel who took us through the Brexit wildlife conundrum that will be on a bank note in your pockets soon. Next was Ella Clark, who’s trying to make sure her nieces are protected from bad influences like Andrew Tate and Peppa Pig. After Ella was Steve Hawthorne, a man who’s hit an age where his hair just doesn’t know what colour it wants to be. Brandon Brozorio was next with super pooper news of a potential retirement plan. It was then over to Evan Henley and the joys of those wonderful morse code family groups to keep in touch. Rhys Jose was next with the defining qualities of being working class. Yes, he’s shared a bath and sees Waitrose as an aspirational goal. We then had Taylor Perry, who once worked at a funeral home…making the teas and coffins. David Martin then told us why dating is hard and why books and podcasts might not be your salvation…especially the true crime ones. Closing the first half ws the fabulous Mani Ahmed. Mani’s grateful he didn’t lighten up when he was younger, despite his mother’s attempts.
After the break we got off to a great start thanks to Stanislav Gunko, who knows he’s becoming British now that he has started to late night rage tweet his MP. After Stan was Charlotte Imbert, a lady who knows what angles are best to light her in those awkward and intimate moments. It was then over to the puntastic Ricky Baker, a man you’ll never get to go to Rihad, no, no, no! After Ricky was Achilles (aka Alastair Sadler), a man who likes it long and straight and gleaming. We then had Martin Kara and why after enough therapy, he can now go girl at Pride! Swimmer extraordinaire, Jake Pemberton, educated us to the political and dangers of your local swimming pool. Our penultimate act was the fabulously funny Az Khan (pictured), a lady whose simple presence could totally destroy a save the Kingdom rally. Closing the show was the brilliant Fred Bell, a man with surprisingly dark nipples, apparently. But he’s got a call head, dad bod and long torso, so he’s rocking the pre-dater look.