Halloween.

The show falling on Halloween gave us a great theme, that people might actually remember, and would be a great excuse for people to come out and have some spooky fun. And they did - to themed discos, bars and speed-dating nights. Just not to see us. We've been pretty full for the last 6 weeks but these mysterious lulls still happen. Perhaps people have noticed that when it's really quiet we don't charge- so the forty people who want to come have agreed to come 4 at a time to avoid paying the £2.

But it was a good night. As it was unlikely the 'audience' would be in a frenzy the 3 hosts decided to bite the bullet and go on first. So all the bits of tat that Cal, Al and Pete use to hold the show together were out of the way quickly. Cal picked some choice stories from the metro, including the burglars who blew themselves up while stealing a boiler. Al confessed to mutilating cats and Pete lamented the shoddy quality of (penny for the) guys.

Then came the acts. Another storming set of rants delivered in the charming Essex burr of Dave Dinamite, he will be headlining soon and is one to watch. Gina savage, who has some of the dry, world weary wit of the lamented Linda Smith was up next, and even showed us her inventions - talking tampons, anyone? Jenny Armstrong made her LLC debut with an illustrated lecture, including a beautifully painted explanation of why ducks lose all dignity while eating. Nolbert Stum returned as the Stumpenstein monster, complete with grotesque song and dance numbers.(Check out Nolberts own site- there's a link in the 13th June review.) In the second spooky encounter of the night we discovered the grey cloth that always covers the competition prize is infact a g..g..g..ghost, and while aching the show he's developed a crush on Al(ison). Ending the show was Jeffers (aka Les Paul Marshall) as himself for a change, he'd told us the infamous Les Paul is a character - and his own stand up was wholesome and politically correct, and for the first 40 seconds we believed him.

I'm pretty sure I forgot someone, as I lost the few notes I made, but hopefully one of the other lads will see this and edit it before anyone sees it. Preffessionalism- that's the LLC watchword.