Tony Law @ The Brindley, Runcorn – 9th October 2009
October 10, 2009 3 Comments
Bit of a boring photo (comedian is missing) - but it's the only one I took.
This is probably going to be quite a short post; not because I didn’t enjoy the evening, but because I don’t know if any description I gave could do Mr Law justice. I don’t know the best way to describe his act; random, surreal, tangential or a flight of fancy. I guess the most important thing is that he was very funny.
It’s difficult to recall much of the act because it took so many hilarious diversions that I lost track. And if I could remember much, I wouldn’t be able to do them justice anyway. There was a fairly standard bit of stand up about the nature of ordering food at Nando’s that soon whirled off in to a fantasy about elaborately stroking a goat. There was also a story about getting a shark to fight a bear that took so many false turns that he never finished it. We did learn the outcome of the fight but he told us that the full story would take too long. You get the impression that he’s making much of it up as he goes along, although whether this is true, or he’s just skilled at giving that impression, I’m not sure. I’d certainly like to see him again to find out for sure.
There were only about 40 people in the audience, but, they were certainly appreciative, and it was a nice intimate atmosphere. The start was a little slow as people warmed up to the randomness (he wore a pair of novelty Mickey Mouse hands for the first half of the show, and it wasn’t mentioned), but once they were in the correct frame of mind, they seemed to really go with it. It’s a pity that there weren’t a few more people in attendance, at £7 a ticket, it was a bargain.
The 90 minute show absolutely flew by, and that’s a testament to a great night of entertainment. As the light’s went on and Law was off ‘stage’ behind the curtain, he continued to provide a commentary, suggesting that patrons should take home a chair or a table, and then talking to audience members as they left the room. I didn’t want to move in case I missed anything. A fitting end to a very funny night.
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Hi Pete from The Brindley here. Nice review, please feel free to do more stuff. We started these little intmate comedy nights featuring the lesser known names, earlier in the year not really knowing if it would take off. I think we had less than ten for the first one but the numbers have steadily grown. The capacity is just 60 anyway with the cabaret style seating. We had a chat about it yesterday an decided to keep going with the idea and to keep the ticket prices down. Hope to hear form you again soon.
Cheers
Pete
The cabaret style seating gives the whole thing a nice vibe and it’s nice to be able to take a drink in with you and put it on an actual table…very civilised.
It’s good that the numbers keep growing, I hope you keep doing the evenings. The ticket prices are very competitive, so it’s a good way for people to try live comedy. It makes a big difference to the atmosphere to be so up close and personal, so you get a buzz in the room even though there are not that many people there. Hopefully, the attendances will grow to get closer to the 60 capacity and you’ll be able to do more of them.
Keep up the good work!
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