Sunday 11 March 2012

Happy and Eggcited: This week at The London Improv Comedy Club

When you've spent the last couple of days fighting off zombies and coming up with Beyonce puns (as I'm sure you have) there is really only one way to relax those aching muscles (body and brain), and that's by gettin' on down to the London Improv Comedy Club and seeing our latest batch of funny-makers lay you a batch of funny.

This week we've got some truly eggcellent special guests, including the amazing Max & Ivan (
★★★★★), still warm from their sold out run at The Soho Theatre.

Tuesday 13th March
FREE RANGE IMPRO
and IMAGINE IF YOU WILL
How do you like your eggs in the morning?... Well I like them brainy, beautiful and surrounded by a thin oval layer of protein and calcium. Luckily all those things are fulfilled with Free Range Impro, a fresh new all-girl group combining long form with short form to make their own style of impromelette. Come along, bring some ham, let's make this Spanish.

Free Range will be followed by a marvellous story of whimsy and magic as Steve Roe directs Imagine If You Will through a tale of heroes and villains. Inspired by you, the audience, there could be swordsmen and dragons, wizards and witches, or there could be a jazz-musician with a vengeance. Imagine.... if you will...

Tuesday 13th March
Time: Doors 7:45pm, Show 8pm - 10pm with interval.
Cost: £5 on the door.


Wednesday 14th March

HAPPY PLACE:
with HORSE AND LOUIS, MARBLES and MAX AND IVAN
London's spirit-lifting, mind-emboldening sketch/stand-up/improv comedy night returns, and it's a line-up so feel-good that you'd better start feeling good right now. Go on already.

Headliners: sketch-behemoth Max & Ivan
Edinburgh Comedy Award-winners Max and Ivan are gonna showcase a slice of their BRAND NEW show; a razor-sharp narrative sketch comedy heist blockbuster.
"Hugely ambitious and impressive" - The Guardian
★★★★★★ - BroadwayBaby
★★★★★ - British Theatre Guide, Three Weeks,
One4Review, The New Current

Supported by James Gill (not only an excellent stand-up, possibly the 'nicest man in comedy')
- Finalist: Up The Creek One To Watch, Max Turner Comedy Competition
- Winner: Handjester Industry Showcase
- Semi-finalist: Amused Moose Laugh-Off,Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year

And Caroline Hardie, one half of 'talented and versatile comedy duo ' (Remote Goat) Thomas Hardie

In the second half there's everybody's favourite Cornish-Canadian comedy duo Marbles, delivering their inimitable brand of hard-hitting and whimsical improvised offerings. Alas, Dave will be off fighting crime with a ragtag team of vigilantes, so it's left to Ryan to hold the stage down with on-the-spot musings and adventures.
Happy Place; come help us build the laughter

Wednesday 14th March
Time: Doors 7:45pm, Show 8pm - 10pm with interval.
Cost: £5 on the door.
Where: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London, SE1 3SS.


Friday 16th March
IMPROV NETWORKING EVENT
Are you a new improviser looking to join your first group?
Are you an experienced performer looking for new adventure?
Are you a Second City or similar pro from overseas looking to find like minded people in the UK?
Are you the Director or Producer of a current group looking for new improvisers?
Are you looking to start your own group for the first time and would like to team up with others?
Are you an experienced Director looking for a new challenge and new team?
Are you looking to perform occasionally in guest shows and events?
Are you looking to perform regularly with a tight knit group?
Are you looking to have a drink on a Friday night and chat to other improvisers?
Are you someone I have forgotten to write about on this list?

A free open-for-all networking event for improvisers.

We’ve had a lot of people asking us about getting involved in performing impro, especially from new performers or experienced performers from overseas who have just moved to London. It happens at the bar after shows and workshops anyway, but we thought we might as well put on specific events.

After a bit of informal chatting we’ll be hosting a more formal section where each improviser in order (if they want to) gets to announce to the group:

1. Who they are.
2. What they are looking to do.

After making sure everyone has been heard patterns will emerge, the group will begin to understand each other, and connections will hopefully form. After the formal bit they’ll be more general chatting/drinking/networking. And as it’s a Friday it’ll probably give way to more Friday like behaviour (hic).

Friday 16th March
Time: 6.30pm - until we get asked to leave.
Cost: Totally FREE.
Where: The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London, SE1 3SS.


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