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| Bad picture, great night! |
Scallywags is the first comedy night at the Strand since
Rick Wood passed on the torch to Jon Wagstaffe. Jon is full of energy and
started the night with enthusiasm and a confidence that opened the crowd up.
The cellar was so full, that people had to sit on the floor. The mic was
causing a little problem during the show, but the acts didn’t let it distract
them.
James Dawn rocked on first, a compeer and auctioneer, why
let a faulty mic stop you? He got on with it with a good clean set that would
go down as well at any matinee performance as at 21:00.
Lydia Rickards did a wonderful ten minute set, but when she
picked on a guy in the audience, she got unlucky as he was lacked the
personality to go along with it. Two gorgeous ladies standing next me said very
clearly “Oh no, she picked a dick”. Well, that made my night.
Rick Wood was there to offer his support to his mate Jon’s
first night, and went down great with the crowd of about 55 who took everything
in good humour.
Russell Mulligan delivered, and clearly found the right crowd for his facebook jokes, should go down well with any student crowd!
Hannah Silvester from Birmingham came on with her guitar and
hit the right note with the audience. After ditching the guitar the stories
were still great.
Jack Brown fought the mic but his laid back style meant
there was no real problem, and the audience supported him, he’ll be back.
Dan Nicholas (https://www.facebook.com/DanNicholasConversationGarden?fref=ts)
was the de-facto headliner and got strong reactions from the crowd. Apart from one, who was dealt with. It wasn't all smooth, Dan revealed he was single and two ladies left the room, but not everyone can appreciate his sexual energy.
Pulling the night to a close Jon left us feeling great, definitely
a night that should keep it up.
If you're on facebook check out Jon here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jon-Wagstaffe/139598136120071?fref=ts
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| Contributor Evan Burgess |
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