Jiggery Pokery Cabaret - week 3

Week 3, which was last night, was actually bloody good. Really proper good, actually. Some people don't agree with me (some people were offended by the second comedian, some people thought it went on too late) but in my head it was clearly the best the 'show' has looked. Mixing the band up with the comedy really worked - probably because The Lost Weekend, despite their angriness and general fiery nature on stage, are the friendliest and most willing band you'll ever meet. The audience - and there was loads of them, made up largely of strangers, watched comedians David Trent and Ahir Shah with such interest - I didn't know it could work this well in a pub setting, but when a whole pub goes completely silent to respect a stand-up doing their thing it was indeed a lovely thing. By far the best the comedians have gone down, and with the added treat of a sketch that actually works in this venue (written by Andy Higson), respectable acoustic music from Tom Tilbury and early-Costello-like itchiness from The Lost Weekend, my faith in the whole idea has been restored. In fact, now we only have 2 weeks to go, people are asking me if there's going to be more next year. There probably won't be, to be honest, but we're starting to actually make people happy, which is always nice.

JIGGERY POKERY CABARET WEEK 3 - LINE UP
Kevin Wright - intro
The Lost Weekend - 1 song
Sketch (part 1) - Andy Higson/Kevin Wright
David Trent - guest stand-up
Ahir Shah - guest stand-up
Tom Tilbury - 3 songs
Sketch (part 2) - Andy Higson/Kevin Wright
The Lost Weekend - 1 song
Name That Tune (with Ade from The Lost Weekend and Tom Tilbury)
The Lost Weekend - full set