13th June.

Despite Brazil playing football we still had a decent turn out to our little club. If we're surviving now then it will be wall to wall come November when it's cold outside and there's nothing to watch.

Callum got things going with some old skool material about tough Byker pubs. 'I wouldn't say it was tough, but the first question in the quiz was 'Did you spill my pint?'

Then keeping it old skool was our first act -Nolbert Stump, who would have been at home in a Victorian freak show. Think Marty Feldman, Charlie Chuck, and Les Dawson. Nolbert's had a hard life, and has the face to prove it. 'When I was born me mother wanted money. What for? I asked -nine month's rent.' Great acting too, if you don't watch him when he takes the wig off, you won't be able to pick him out of the crowd. Check out

Nolbert's own site:

Cal Returned with some biting political satire - and believe me it bites. (Cal asked me to say that, honest.) And introduced;

John Scott, back to try out new stuff and entertain us with his impressive back catalogue -though the new stuff is generally so good you can't tell the difference. John's still enjoying the football, despite the fact Scotland's not involved. 'We actually sing, -we're shit and we know we are! England fans should sing -we're average, but we can't accept it.'

Pete (Me-I'll stop pretending some journalist writes this) had a few comments on 'designer' sunglasses and the new mannequins in Evans- which finally resemble the people who actually shop there. Sorry- I wasn't quite up to scratch this week - next time I'll add some jokes to the general ramblings.

Last up was another brave soul making the trip from Manchester, Damian Larkin. I have to admit, I'm writing this a week after the gig, and as my notepad ended up on the other side of the room, I have nothing jotted down on Damian. Still a quick google and the BBC Tees site said..

"Damian Larkin filled the gap between the two beer breaks of the evening with a quick burst of one-liner gags which were well delivered and generated a lot of laughter."

...and I'm not going to argue with that. Damian's yet another comic who's too good to be seen for £2 in our little club. Get down here next time, you don't know what you're missing.

And nice brown leather sofas. Coo!