Tuesday night at The Star of Kings kicked off with a gloriously messy stage thanks to the hilarious Jack Scullion and some carols, beer mat poetry and Santa. It was then over to Declan Evans and just why he never brings his Nan to gigs anymore before Belle Gold hit us with some fabulous one-liners…without a single bacon gag! Next was Felix Parkin who recently discovered the hill he doesn’t want to die on, or the five-a-side team he wants to support. After Felix was Tony Carr and thanks to Tony we’ll never bash a bottle of tomato sauce again without thinking of him. It was then over to Hemang who reckons sex is a bit like comedy: he’s surprised anyone lets him do it and is terrified of going limp. It was then the turn of Peter Withers who reckons some people just aren’t right for some jobs. For example, Sebastians should never be plumbers. Closing the first half we had Charlie Firth (pictured) and the trials and tribulations of being a bastard, not to mention being illegitimate brings in certain inheritance issues.
After the break and a bit of seasonal hypnosis we got off to a cracking start thanks to Pete Kinsella. From the middle class, racist dog to the conspiracy theory wielding goldfish, Pete had the crowd in absolute stitches. It was then over to Harsh Thakar and how to tell is your Grindr hook-up has racist culinary views. Elspeth Reid then advised against pulling random cords in bathrooms before Luke Harrower explained that plugs can also double as stripper poles for mice. It was then over to the once little cash cow that is Ben Roberts, the guy the The Milky Bars are on. The evening’s penultimate act was the hilarious Callum Mackenzie. Callum had some seriously controversial views, largely about the beauty of British beaches. Closing the show was the magical mayhem of the brilliant Stuart Turner. Stuart had Felix imagine his perfect date before some Scouts in Bondage closed the show.
So that was Tuesday at The Star of Kings. Next Tuesday is our final show of 2023 at The star and headlining we have Callum Mackenzie and Phillip Cornwall.