11^th June 2009

The sun was shining and it was promising to be a great night at the AfroBa. Jack pulled the curtains and covered the windows to bring a moody atmospheric feel to the club.  The audience started pouring in and it was the busiest the laughter club has seen so far this year.

Janice Phayre was first to the stage and she started her act by showing us her arse and announcing she was up for the crack!   Janice told jokes about love and relationships; her style was very cynical and hilariously bitter. Janice laid in to smug relationship types prompting me to tell the whole bar that I am recently engaged after cheering when she asked who is in love.  At the end of her sketch she announced that she had knitted a virgina, everyone looked puzzled and she wiped out a full length knitted vagina suit. It was HYSTERICAL! The audience was nicely warmed up and we were off to a great start. 

Next up, Prince Abdi from Somalia, now living in a posh area of London…Brixton! Prince started off quietly, but as the audience warmed to him he got louder and very funny indeed. Prince was extremely observant and told very risky jokes about Al Qaeda, bombs and cockneys in airports. Prince described himself as looking more like a gangster than a terrorist. His act was very abstract act and he got a warm reception from the laughter club, he explained he is a standup comedian by night and a B&Q employee by day; he bizarrely ended his set explaining how he was once bullied by a goat.

A second interval followed and then we welcomed on our head liner.

Charlie Baker flew on to the stage carrying a pint of a cider and Devon’s flag. Describing himself as too fat to wear a cardigan and told us how he is waiting for Jack Black to die. (They do both look very similar). Charlie is from Newton Abbott in Devon, or down town N.A as he calls it. You say potato and he says pasty!! Charlie covered amateur dramatics, his three standard dance moves and he recreated a meat auction with the audience amongst other things. He was really funny and the audience was ALL in stitches, Charlie went down a storm, a real class act. Charlie did the big finish, singing, dancing and then he stripped!! Down to his shorts and finished his act in sweat bands and a muscle vest.!!!

An awesome night at Big Jack’s Laughter Club, roll on the 9^th July.

Big Jack’s secretary…Fran

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    Thursday 9th July 2009

READING comedian James Mason, winner of the town's open mic competition two years ago, previews his Edinburgh show on Thursday July 9th.

James will feature in an Edinburgh preview special at Big Jack's Laughter Club  - Reading's  only independent comedy club.
 

support  from Michal Grobelny plus MC and Reading comedian  Jack Lin

Headlining the show  is TV warm-up ace and quiz show favourite Patrick Monahan

All shows feature resident MC Big Jack, who founded the Laughter Club in 2005 and comperes each event with a mixture of topical chat and audience interaction.

Details to follow of acts booked for other months.

Event will always be on the 2nd Thursday of the month, unless specified.

Tickets cost £5 and are available at the door on the night. 

Comedy starts at 20:30, but please feel free to arrive earlier for a drink or two.