Only 3 months late...

Well, I think the time has come to provide some commentary on the progress of the comedy club here at the Black Horse.
We started with our first gig on 20th November 2008. The line-up was:

• MC: Alan Seaman - Being fairly local helped Alan build a good rapport with an audience that was very much not experienced in the world of the comedy club, so were possibly a little unprepared for how to respond. Alan worked well throughout the night, especially as he was a very last minute replacement for Gary O'Donnell, who had to attend to his dog who had sadly become very ill. In fact, Alan stepped in at only about 3 hours' notice!
• Paul Savage warmed the audience up quite nicely. With it being 3 months ago, I'm struggling to remember too many details, but he was certainly well-received by the slightly reserved audience.
• Johnny "Showaddywaddy" Sorrow was the most unexpected hit of the night. Slightly off-kilter, hugely endearing, and with a fantastically well-rehearsed act, he took the place by storm. His 10-minute slot lasted at least 20 minutes, due to restarting from the very beginning when someone returned from the loo...twice!! Fantastic.
• Pete Smith & Steve Dunne from the Derby area ushered us nicely through the second session. Nothing too outrageous, and some very nicely crafted material from both of them. I have fond memories of the sheep, but that's another story. Steve Dunne has already written about this night on his own site
  
• Charlie Chuck was our headliner. What can be said about him that hasn't been said before? Not a lot, really. He's not everyone's cup of tea, but he's certainly mine. It was nice that he came out of character for a few minutes and shared some anecdotes about his career.
  

All-in-all, I was stunned at the quality of the acts that we had, an MC and 5 comedians, all for a tenner, and everyone was eagerly looking forward to December's gig.