LONDON IMPROV: Finesse, finales and fat-cats: This week at the London Improv Comedy Club

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Finesse, finales and fat-cats: This week at the London Improv Comedy Club

Hello... is it meat you're looking for?

It's a big fat week here at London Improv Towers. We've got improv showdowns coming out of our ears (literally) and we've got special guests booking future slots like there's no tomorrow (literally).

Tuesday 27th March

FAT KITTEN vs. ARTHUR
and THE MAYDAYS

We begin at the beginning: when improv was first invented Del Close and Keith Johnstone stood at the top of a mountain and shouted "LET THESE PEOPLE COMPETE!" A day or so later Ken Campbell 'yes-anded' it and added "TO THE DEATH!" And so, this week Arthur and Fat Kitten will comedy-fight to the death in a battle of wit and bribery.

When they're done and the survivors stand panting over the corpses of the fallen, The Maydays will lighten the mood with their magnificent heads. And you know what Ben from Lost would say: "I can help you, Goodwin, if only you go and see The Maydays."

Tuesday 27th March

Time: Doors 7:45pm, Show 8pm - 10pm with interval.

Cost: £5 on the door.

Where: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London, SE1 3SS.

Wednesday 28th March
CATCH23: HIATUS QUO!

IMPROV COMEDY SHOWDOWN

Some of you may know Catch23 as London's most improvised improv show, some of you may know it as a great night out watching some of London's best improvisers do awesome work for a fiver. Some of you have no idea what Catch23 is.

Well, you've got one more chance to see it folks! Catch23 is going on "hiatus". For how long? If I was pushed, I'd say "A while?"

Wednesday night! 8pm! A self-immolating fireball of consequence-free comedy is going to punch you in your laugh-balls! Without consequences, it's like the jokes have already taken the morning after pill! It's exactly like that! Holy crap!

Featuring a whole bunch of stuff, including but not limited to these things!

Improv-Rhyme Gods - Marbles! (confirmed)!
One half of record holding champion team Children of the Quorn - Joe Morpurgo! (unconfirmed)
The Pyjama Men (NOT TRUE)
Blondest of The Penny Dreadfuls - David Reed! (unconfirmed)
Most Dedicated Catch23er of all - Charlotte "The Rock" Gittins! (confirmed)
GTI's tallest - Phil Whelans! (super-confirmed)
GTI's Beardest - Dylan Emery (unconfirmed)
Some kind of robot! (unconfirmed)
Catch23's most bewildering and popular judge - BIG RICHARD JACKSON! (confirmed)
The Ghost of James Caan! (NOT TRUE)
Canada's most popular export - David Shore! (unconfirmed)
The King of London Improv - Jon "J-Funk" Monkhouse! (confirmed)
The other half of record holding champion team Children of the Quorn - Monica Heisey - is trapped in Toronto! (confirmed)
Some other things! (confirmed)