It was another absolutely packed room at The Albany – Great Portland Street last night (praise the gods of air con!) and they were treated to a cracking line-up of comedy. First up was the sketch duo Myles & Dan who touched on the subject of ventriloquistic jealousy. It was then over to groom to be, Tim Biglowe. Tim was concerned he might have to wait till his wedding day to finally meet his in-laws, but they’ve met him now and still seem to be ok with him marrying their daughter…so far. It was then over to Marc Salmon the man with his very own sound track: Toe Finger! What..? Do you have your own sound track? Thought not. Essex man and all round geezer, Henry Reilly, was next with teeth brighter than the sun. After Henry was Tom Vousden, the Blofeld of comedy, the man with his very own misdirection pussy. We then had Ren Pereira, whose recent marriage has allowed her to make some serious life-changing decisions…like never doing blowjobs again! It was then over to Paul Little, known by his neighbours as the silver fox, the guy often found shagging in their gardens or going through the bins. After Paul was Jay Eck. Jay often hears people joke that Germans don’t have a sense of humour, but she just doesn’t get the joke. Hot on Julia’s heels was Joe Thomas. Joe was bullied at school, so now gets his validation from strangers in dark basements *MC gets flashbacks to the 80’s and very different dark basements*. It was then over to Dylan Clarke, the answer to the question: what would have happened if Jesus discovered reefer before religion. Closing the first half was the fabulous Holly Kasselder. Holly ran us through her rolodex of dating disasters from men who don’t ‘get’ music to the ones who want you to swallow their babies.
After the break we handed over to guest MC, Steven Mayne, who was on absolute cracking form last night! The first act Steven brought to the stage was the hilarious Callum Mackenzie. Callum hates adult cereal, especially Special K, the nationalist’s favourite breakfast. Next was Darcy Moreland, who is deeply suspicious of anyone who claims to be ‘living the dream’. It was then over to Joseph Ajay and some great advice on what not to do if struggling with a wet crotch. Mr Corporate, Phillip Cornwall, was next with some stir fried ideas from the thought wok. We then had Neil Arora and the most elaborate Uber campaign before Lola Frears laid out her opinions on unsolicited baby and dick pics and just why she struggles sometimes to tell which one is which. The irony of secondhand self-help books was then unpacked by Luke Hall before James Hutt asked how early is too early for a morning walk…and what is the most inappropriate question to ask your therapist? The evening’s penultimate act was Matthew Healy, who’s been told he has male pattern baldness and can’t wait to find out what pattern he gets. Closing the show was the simply brilliant Steve Vertigo. As always, Steve gave a masterclass in surreal storytelling that had the audience eating from the palm of his giant hands. Steve shared some interesting dating advice for those who, in the words of Ru Paul, need to learn to love themselves before they can love anyone else. Utterly brilliant. And if you want to see more of Steve’s truly bizarre world, you can catch his show “Full Frontal Newsity’ at Museum of Comedy tomorrow. And get this! Steve has a ticket discount for G&B members. When buying your tickets at the door, just mention you’re a G&B member and you get the ticket at the discount price of £7.50. I can’t wait for this, so hopefully see you there tomorrow.
Headlining next Tuesday at The Albany – Great Portland Street we have the brilliant Jeroen Bloemhoff and a real G&B favourite, Jimbo!