Tuesday 7 February 2017

Clash of the Tight Tens at The Castle

Rick Kiesewetter
Friday night at The Castle is always special, but this evening had the novelty of also being my birthday and so the usual crowd of pub goers and MeetUp subscribers were joined by friends, family and my partner for two hours of ten minute sets from a mixture of new and established comedians.

After a battle with the mixing desk that ended with us plugging the speakers into the headphone socket, we were ready to begin and Andy Onions did a shouty upbeat start-up in his own classic style. The first half was good with a Tight Tens newcomer, Olga Koch, dealing well both with her material and constant distraction of her boyfriend laughing loudly in the front row. I rounded off the four set starter with Tales of the Unexpected and West End. The latter giving me the best Gary Numan-esque backing vocals from the crowd yet.

Rick Kiesewetter was first on in the second and was mining gold from the outset. With his personal tales and cultural commentary hitting home at every twist and turn he had everyone – younger, older, male, female – in stitches. It was then left to the final three acts to maintain the momentum; headliner Sasha Ellen riffing between story-telling and chatting with the growing audience. If there’s one thing you can guarantee at The Castle on a Friday night it’s that a few drinkers will pick up the flyers or see the posters towards the end of the evening and wander in for a surreal giggle or two – which is always more than welcome.


Show concluded; all that remained was to thank all involved and head down for a few birthday pints. 

No comments:

Post a Comment