It was a slightly different night at The Albany last night with our battle of the sexes show. First to the stage was Nicky Vere-Compton, whom as a representative of the flying saucer gender got us off to a cracking start. It was then over to Tabish Akbar, who managed to escape with the skin of his teeth after trying to correct a Scouser on how to pronounce “Luke”. T was then over to the fruitful and fertile Daire O’Connor before Tony Carr hit us with some ideas for new TV shows. Lewis Hedges then confessed to having been linguistically monogamous with his ex, who was quite definitely multilingual. It was then the turn of Robin Banks and why The Ministry of sound is just too noisy for him…from the carpark. We then had the gloriously crazy Moss (aka James Watkins) and why you’ve not heard The Flight of the Valkyrie till you’ve heard it on the spoons. Peter Withers then explained just why a crop top and hot pants weren’t a god lot for him at junior school. Closing the first half was Sallyann Fellowes, the famous archeologist who recently discovered some fascinating early 21st century public loo plumbing. Her first love was also a ghost, so she’s a bit of a player.
After the break we swapped MCs and had the fabulous Barbara Fernandez run the show. First act Barbara brought to the stage was the brilliant Kim Hope and how to prep for the London Fashion week: ignore models. Valerie Steele was next with why care homes are just jail for grannies. It was then over to Jules Kat and why she wants to be a sugar baby before Ariella Eshed explained the multitude of skills you learn as a mom. It was then over to Grace Wharton and why golf is not the route to a girl’s heart. Roisin McAlinden told us why she’s not as posh as she sounds and doesn’t even own a horse. After Roisin was Kym Nelson, who’s less namaste and more nama-stay-away-from-me. Sasha Kinsley then explained why her family call her Danny, which is quite the insult as it turns out. Closing the show was Kimberly Policella (pictured) who reliably informed the crowd that Vegas weddings are, in fact, legal. So keep that in mind, folks. She also told us that comedy’s rule of three doesn’t apply equally so to husband’s.