The Comedy Store @ Pyramid Arts Centre, Warrington – 7th November 2009

I’ll be honest, I’m really not in the mood to be writing much today and so I apologise now if this post is too short\rubbish.  It is perhaps apt though that I’m feeling half-hearted as it kind of reflects my feelings on last night.

The MC for the evening was Paul Thorne who did a good job of getting the audience going, and, as he was brought up in Warrington, his local knowledge helped to get the crowd on-side.   The first act was Ian Stone who was probably had the strongest set of the night, despite being heavily interrupted by late-comers for the early part.  Like last month, the coming and going of audience members was a constant distraction to the performers and the rest of the crowd.   It doesn’t help matters that the bar in the Pyramid is woefully inadequate, but they should really try and do something to stop so many people moving about.

The other two acts were Phil Walker, before the interval, and Mike Gunn, after it.  To be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed by both, which is not to say that they didn’t have their moments.  The rest of the audience seemed to enjoy Gunn in particular, so maybe it was just me.

Despite what I just said, I still really enjoyed it.  A night of slightly underwhelming live comedy is still better than none at all.