The final Jiggery Pokery, and also the Christmas special, was a jolly little affair. We pushed the boat out a little bit with this one - gave the bands a little longer, had more comedians than normal, because we knew it would be the very last one. In front of our biggest audience of the run (the place was rammed), it really was a bit of a treat. Returning comedians Jen Spencer and Andy Higson both did themselves proud with new material (Jen was particularly on form with her festive set), Helen Thorn - a hugely established comedienne who was performing for the first time since having a baby, demonstrated why she's so acclaimed in her homeland of Australia - her set was very Edinburgh Fringe, and littered with moments of genuine greatness. Musically the ever-consistent Lu kept things all Christmassy, and all-girl band Emerald Sky added a healthy dosage of classic rock to the proceedings. Couple this with probably the most enjoyable 'name that tune' round to date (in which both Kev, and Andy Higson, ended up 'singing' because of the tie-break situation) and Jiggery Pokery ended in real festive style. I'm happy - proof that this formula can work, it just took 5 weeks and a bit of Christmas cheer to get there. I'm really grateful to all the bands, comedians, people who made the cabaret idea work - it was an idea on a whim which went a little bit too far, I moaned about it a lot, but ultimately I'm very proud of it all too...
JIGGERY POKERY WEEK 5 - LINE UP
Kevin Wright - intro
Emerald Sky - 1 song
Jen Spencer - guest stand-up
Lu - 3 songs
Helen Thorn - guest stand-up
Andy Higson - guest stand-up
Lu - 2 songs
Name That Tune (with Emerald Sky, Lu, Kevin and Andy)
Emerald Sky - full set
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