Thursday night we were at The Royal George and what an incredible show we had. This may well have been one of the easiest MC jobs I’ve ever had as every single act brought A game sets and the crowd were lapping it up. First to the stage was the brilliant Felix Parkin and the cautionary tale that told us why not every party invite is worth accepting. It was the over to Jacob Tidmarsh and how to kill the buzz in a ballet documentary. We then had Martin Ashworth and just how much being a modest clarinet player isn’t the pulling power you might imagine. After Martin was Mac O’Donnell and why there’s a good reason there’s no GCSE’s in street smart. Next was Jonny Brace and why getting dicked during Pride month just isn’t cricket. It was then over to Phillip Reiss and why the right sized bag of crisps can be life changing before Dipak Patel educated us on some essential titular pronunciations. It was then over to Peri Whyte and the binary tripping of a day at the races. Joe da Costa then wowed the crowd with some incredible guitar playing plus on ode to Russel Brand and the diary of a CEO. Closing the first half was Charlie Firth. Charlie told us he’s not a great driver…according to the judge, at least.
After the break we got off to a cracking start thanks to Mr Corporate, Phillip Cornwall and some synergistically monetised bollocks. It was then over to Nick Morey and the inherited Geordie accent he somehow managed to sidestep. Jonny Slater then told us why Ron Weasley was a bit of an icon due to being bullied at school for being poor, not ginger. After Jonny was Caryn Cobersy and her gym’s New Year special offer: free Nora virus. We then had Ollie Taylor and the bear survival mantra that might one day save your life. After Caryn was Connor Bell the internationally renowned Aussie act whose phone addiction is getting out of hand. It was then over to the first of two declines, Declan Evans. Declan wasn’t a great student at school, so much so he ended up, well…doing stand-up. Closing the show was Declan Kennedy, a man who claims to be beach body ready. The beach in question being normandy 1944. Declan also reckons the whole milkshake protest is a bit weak. Especially when turds are free!
Well that was an absolute blast of a night at The Royal George. Headlining next Thursday we have Eoghan Collins and Alan Jay Byrne.