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.
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