Went to my first Smoker at the ADC, by Cambridge Footlights. There were a couple of really good sketches: a priest preaching about genesis (very funny monologue), and a great sketch based on Hansel and Gretel. The quality was patchy, but overall it was really good fun. Only one person was heckled for poor material and he recovered very well.
The woman playing the witch in Hansel and Gretel has lovely red hair: she played the ginger bread house too, which became the ginger house. (Well I laughed!)
From the ADC web site:
Consistently ‘fast and hilariously unrelenting’ (TCS), the world-famous Cambridge Footlights present a jam-packed hour of stand-up, sketches, songs and more. Sometimes quirky, sometimes edgy, some trad, some silly, some sad – the one thing a Smoker never fails to be is ‘uproariously funny’ (Varsity). Over the past fifty years, Footlights has been producing some of the UK’s most exciting and innovative comic writer-performers. The Smokers are where it’s all learned and all honed, all tried and all tested.
Come watch the finest in Cambridge comedy talent perform brand new material in a massive range of styles, from the absurd to the natural, with everything between and beyond.
and from the Footlights web site
Smokers happen at 11pm every other Tuesday at the ADC Theatre. Each one is made up of roughly twenty 3-minute sketches, songs or stand-up routines. They could be about anything—quirky, edgy, trad, silly, sad—but they’re always “uproariously funny” (Varsity) and consistently “fast and hilariously unrelenting” (TCS). Smokers are experimental—where brand-new comedy material is all learned and all honed, all tried and all tested. They’ve sold out for four years running, so if you’re watching, you should book tickets very early.
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Yum, yum! Bought these tins in Mill Road—I thought that they might freeze-dried clams. Would I eat them as a snack or rehydrate them? In fact they are Thai crispy-fried fishy nibbles that are delicious (but 30% fat).
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On my way home this evening I managed managed to snap up the last bottle of Tokay-Pinot Gris Roleibel VT, 1996, which finally arrived after the tasting we went to in November. Also got a couple of bottles of the Sylvaner Weingarten, 1999. Looking forward to having these!
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Popped into a cafe in Colliers Wood this morning because I arrived a little too early to visit Christopher & Matthew. I was a little hung over after going to the pub last night. Donna & Martin were there and a few of us celebrated Barry’s ‘official’ birthday until 12:45.
Christopher made a fabulous lunch of roast guinea fowl followed by a lovely dessert that involved home-made caramel. I was impressed! I had my first Wii experience and did well at the 10 pin bowling, okay at the golf and was knocked out miserably at boxing. The Wii is clever and works well. I can see why some people have suffered RSI though, it’s quite physical. The graphics are superb (particularly if you have a new, massive, wide screen, flat panel, wall mounted plasma television). I particularly liked the mini-me characters that you set up for all the players: Christopher had already set me up with a mini-me, freckles and all.
Now on the 17.52 back to Cambridge after a lovely day.
Another late night production at the ADC Theatre, I can’t make the Friday night performance of the New Magic Show, so I risked going mid-week! Good show, staring three witches and Lady Macbeth from last weekend as the glamorous assistants. The show was funny and rude, and well geared towards the Cambridge audience.
Simon Evans was funny and his magic was good, but I’d say less than 50% of the show.
From the ADC Programme:
An uninterupted, unashamed, uncensored magic show. Card tricks, stage effects, card manipulations, the odd touch of fire, at least one horrifically dangerous illusion, and absolutely no iambic pentameter.
At Cambridge, Simon Evans performed at many a May Ball, and on the ADC stage in 2005. He has performed in Las Vegas, New York and London and is a winner of the Close-Up Magician of the Year award. Since leaving Cambridge he has realised that magic is really all he can do… so he’s still doing it. For which his parents are very proud.
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A little bit of snow this morning: and still snowing as I head off for work. It’s rare enough that it’s worth a comment!
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