Dickie’s big gig tonight and we have a bumper crowd of over fifty. I don’t even think I know fifty people let alone have the pulling power to get them to the pink triangle. (That is less wrong than it sounds I promise you!) So George is now very comfortable in the MC slot and he shows it by making the night go smoothly (well mostly anyway!). George talked about being ‘international’ which means being a dirty Greek of course. He’s lost yet another job and he talked about the Geordie accent. He was harassing women as usual and in a room where the majority of the crowd were women he didn’t know where to look first.
Alan Fletcher was the first act up tonight. He’s from Northern Ireland and he talked about his recent gigs in bonny Scotland. He commented on TV adverts and Charity ads, a good showing. Next up was Jared Jess Cooke – A long winded name, but very down to earth act. He talked about family problems, politics and Gary Glitter! Face book again came up. A regular theme on the circuit at the moment. He was donning casual clothes this week and it seemed to work for him as the crowd were eating up his every word and he did really well. Break.
George talked geography and talked about when Dickie was err shall we say a bit larger, but its ok he knows him well! Dave Nietsche up next for his first ever gig. His name sounds German but we didn’t ask and he didn’t tell. He told us all what good comedians do and that he’s not going to bother doing. Talked mainly religious satire. Very brave for a first gig, showing signs of quality already. Beth Anderson up next, a rarity at the club a female comedian in her twenties. Looked innocent enough, but talked of putting her fiancé through a load of ‘shit tests’, which are tests some women like to give men to test their devotion. Good gig. Harry Bentley next with his pirate look restored, I do find myself forgetting that I’m not listening to Eddie Izzard sometimes, as he almost matches his voice and his style occasionally, but to be honest it’s more due to the fact he did him on covers night! He talked mistakes in the bible. Captivate at times. Break
George was feeling sorry for himself and being Greek and all. One has to feel sorry for George, I don’t think you can blame him for the banks over there, but who knows they might not let him back and he could be stuck here! Heaven help us all. He hates it when people say he’s too Greek as well. So Dickie was next with his full thirty minute headline act, who many had travelled far to see. Dickie had his arm in a sling which he felt needed some explaining, which he managed true comedic vigour. He talked family, gayness, religion, drugs and handling awkward situations. He brought his friend Robin on for a song at the end as he couldn’t play guitar with his condition of course. Hunger for love was a song about misspent youth and in the words of Dickie “it was amazing” I have to whole heartily agree.
