March 19th at The Bell we had a cracking night. The comedy kicked off thanks to Mac O’Donnell and the matryoshka doll of career advice of someone who may have been advised by a career adviser. It was then over to Rohan Ashar and the many genius ways visual racism has evolved over the years.Next was Amber Phillips, who “does” comedy, but the way her aunt tells it she also “does” extras. After amber was Oliver Wright, whose partner is nothing like a world heritage site. We then had Tony Matthews and the awful deed of Jack the Ripper and Donald Trump before Charlie Firth explained some of the unexpected issues with weighted blankets. Hot on Charlie’s heels was Michal Jenicek and what a B line certainly isn’t. Tom Draper then explained why World Book day can be traumatic and triggering for him. Closing the first half was the hilarious Paul Little. Paul gave us some wonderful wisdom, things like why racism, like double denim, is not a good look on white people and how to make yourself feel better on the tube with a couple of well placed fingers.
After the break, and a bit of mindreding magic, we got off to a great start thanks to Callum Mackenzie and why you should never work with kids and animals…but mainly kids. After Callum we had Steve Anderson and some interesting conundrums with whitewater rafting. Next was Rob McAlone and why thanks to his ADHD he always knows when his front door’s locked…mainly because his Mrs has chucked him out. Eve Perry (pictured) then shared some info about labial misalignment before Ariane Ps told us she’s hilarious in multiple languages but famous in none. Closing the show as the brilliant James Murphy. James wasn’t in the least bit shocked by Saltburn; there just wasn’t enough cum for a Netflix drama.