Ever been brung?
Ever been brung?
Dates for 6th September to 12th September 2021
Where can you see me do stand-up over the coming week? At these times and places:
Monday 6th September 7pm - Groovie Grove, Hammersmith
New material night, I’ll be doing 5-7 minutes probably.
Tickets are £5.98 for some reason and you can buy them here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/groovie-grove-comedy-groovie-mondays-with-gordi-tickets-163548398663
The Grove Bar & Restaurant, 83 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 0NQ
Tuesday 7th September 8pm - G&B Comedy, King’s Cross
Downstairs at a nice pub with quality beer and food and an MC who does magic tricks as well as comedy. 5 minutes.
I think this is free to attend.
Star of Kings, 126 York Way, N1 0AX
Friday 10th September 10:45pm - Roast Battle UK, Angel *
This is my first roast battle (where two comedians take turns insulting each other). My opponent is Duffy Connors who is very funny. Very excited about this one! Definitely worth coming to this if you can handle the late night (should be done by 12).
Tickets £8 or £6 if you are in a group of 4+.
Bill Murray pub, 39 Queen's Head St, London N1 8NQ
Sunday 12th September 4pm - G & B Comedy, King’s Cross
Maybe a Sunday afternoon gig is easier for you to attend than all these weekday dates? I hope so because this is a ‘bringer’ - I need to bring someone with me to perform. I’ve explained more about these below. So if you fancy coming to this, please get in touch with me.
Star of Kings, 126 York Way, N1 0AX
That’s it for the gigs.
So what is a ‘bringer’? This is a show where comedians have to bring at least one audience member to perform. It’s a somewhat shady practice because the venue is relying on the comics to provide both the entertainment and the audience, for free. The venue doesn’t have to bother with promotion to fill the room and sell a load of drink and food. The audience is often hit up for donations on the way out too. Of course the acts don’t get paid at all (except maybe the MC).
In America, bringers are seen as taboo, but for some reason they’re pretty common in the London open mic scene. Now I guess it’s a tough sell to get people to come and watch a bunch of inexperienced comics who might not be very funny, so I see why the venues like this model.
I am trying not to do too many bringers, but I will still need to do them for a while. Remember if you agree to come to a bringer night to see your comedian friend, if you drop out at the last minute you’re putting them into an awkward situation where they have to scramble to find someone else…
Recommendations:
Not strictly a recommendation as I haven’t seen it, but Ivor Dembina’s show This is Not a Subject for Comedy is on Saturdays at the Hampstead Theatre. I’d like to see it, so hit me up if you want to go.
The podcast Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald’s? is really worth a listen. Here’s an article about it, but I recommend just listening from the very beginning.