It's rare we advertise other people's artistic endeavors, due to a mixture of arrogance and innate laziness.
However with two great Stand-Up nights occurring in such a short space of time it seems ridiculous not to shout their presence from the rafters as everybody likes to laugh right? Right? Right?
First up on the 29th of November is The Reckless Moment, a comedy night that has been running off the crumpled back's of a group of incredibly dedicated Warwick University students. Starting out as a small project amongst friends, the night has grown to a point where it now features as a key spot on the mythical "circuit". Ooohh. It still remains true to its credentials and privileges new work above all else whilst managing to book well known and emerging headline acts. The beer is really cheap too. Like really cheap. The night consistently delivers great material and has built a strong community of dedicated acts and audiences, of which the line between the two is often blurred. Not through heckling it must be mentioned though, trust us, they will call you out on your dumb shit. But in a nice way. Still, don't do it. It will sting. You may even get a biscuit.
EVENT! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171591532867136
Next, is a brand new night that has started in the aging crusty punk crevice that is Camden. Remember Camden? Of course you do. You love Camden, which contrary to poe faced East Londoners (yeh we know who you are, yeh you! ((See you next week)) is still a great place to go and find something interesting going on.
The night is named The Ministry of Whimsy, aptly named after it was concluded that the original name Snigger Please just wouldn't fucking fly with most people, as much as we pleaded with them.
Started by two young, superb (and, sorry chaps, amazingly named, well done parents) stand-up's, James Mcphun and Richard Stainbank, the night acts as a place for emerging, new, old, any stand-up to try fresh and experimental material. This doesn't simply act as a place for the trawling out of new, half formed jokes, but rather provides environment where form, content, and the mechanics of comedy are experimented, mucked about with, and generally disregarded in favour of artistic expression. How ominous. Heading into their second night there's a really exciting atmosphere surrounding the gig and to catch it in its early days will be a privilege.
But yeh, here it is. The Event. The Facebook event.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177754478903509
Go to both of these. Or one of them. Preferably both of them.
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