I went into town last night (Friday 13th) to meet up with Ben and catch Jim Smallman (MC from December) at Bambu, and then on to Late 'n' Live at the City Rooms. Jim was good, although I thought some of the audience were a little up their own rear-ends. Maybe that's just me being a stolid, down-to-earth Northern type. If you can't have a good belly-laugh when there's a comedian stood in front of you being funny. when can you? He over-ran his hour, possibly due to his natural enthusiasm. I came away wanting to go to the same McDonalds as him though.
On to the City Rooms. We got there just as Fred Macaulay was finishing his allotted time. John Bishop was compering - not someone I'd heard of before, but he was tremendously comfortable and chummy. Ideal really. The other two on the line-up were Hal and Tom, our two main guys from Thursday night. Now I know why the acts we're had so far have been so complimentary about the atmosphere at The Black Horse. The heckling last night wasn't just loud and annoying, it simply didn't even make sense. Luckily, Hal and Tom dealt quickly and efficiently with it.
I don't think I'm cut out for this late night malarkey, but it was worth it...and the struggle to stay awake beyond 9pm on Saturday night was a sign that I shouldn't do it too often.
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