No sooner does one Mostly Comedy pass than another rears its head.
See below for the press release for next month's show in Hitchin. It's a majestic feat of copy-and-pasting from old mailouts and near-defunct websites by a person who's tired of editing them. While I may be negative about writing press copy, I'm very positive about next month's line-up, which includes a member of one of Britpop's biggest bands, for Christ's sake; the blasphemy wasn't necessary, but my point still stands.
See below for the press release for next month's show in Hitchin. It's a majestic feat of copy-and-pasting from old mailouts and near-defunct websites by a person who's tired of editing them. While I may be negative about writing press copy, I'm very positive about next month's line-up, which includes a member of one of Britpop's biggest bands, for Christ's sake; the blasphemy wasn't necessary, but my point still stands.
Press Release – 27.05.17
mostly comedy
a monthly comedy and
music club at the sun hotel in hitchin
With
seven of the last eight months’ shows selling out in advance, Doggett &
Ephgrave’s Hitchin club Mostly Comedy is gaining a reputation for being a hot ticket;
all the more reason to book quickly for June’s show featuring, amongst others,
an acoustic set from The Bluetones’ front man MARK MORRISS.
Can it really be over twenty years since
Mark first shimmied into our lives as lead singer of The Bluetones? Apparently
so. But after thirteen hit singles (including the Britpop anthem ‘Slight
Return’), three Top Ten albums (including the chart-topping ‘Expecting to Fly’,
which knocked Oasis’ ‘What’s the Story? Morning Glory’ off the number one spot),
multiple tours of the UK, Europe and Japan - plus recent collaborations with
Matt Berry and David Walliams - his ability to sieve poetry from the colander
of everyday life still remains unique.
“I always try to add little things that
most songs wouldn’t use,” he says of his lyrics.
“If I can squeeze a mention of Bergerac
into a song then I’m happy.”
Not content with recently completing his
fourth solo album ‘Look Up’, Mark
regularly busies himself with many side-projects, from playing rhythm guitar
for ‘Toast of London’, ‘House of Fools’ and ‘IT Crowd’-star Matt Berry’s band The Maypoles, to writing the music for
the audio versions of David Walliams' successful series of children's books. In April 2016,
The Bluetones hit the road with a tour celebrating their twentieth anniversary,
culminating with a show at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse.
PAUL HARRY ALLEN
joins Morriss on the bill to preview his new show ‘The Blade of Barrington’
(which also features comic actress Katie Pritchard). Paul’s been performing on
the stand-up scene since 2003 and appeared at the first ever Mostly Comedy in
October 2008. He’s no stranger to Doggett & Ephgrave, having been a
co-member of the writers’ group The Comedy Project who performed two of his
sitcom pilots at London’s Soho Theatre. Described
as ‘charming’ by The Independent and
deemed ‘very funny’ by Time Out,
Paul’s eclectic career has seen him share a bill with Bob Dylan, Ray Davies and
Van Morrison at the Hop Farm Festival, become a Hackney New Act finalist and
appear at the West End’s Bloomsbury Theatre. Most recently, he could be heard
on Radio 4’s Two Episodes of Mash.
Comedian
QUINCY completes the line-up. He has
a stage presence second to none and is regarded as one of the best of the
current crop of UK’s stand-ups. Winner of the Black Entertainment Comedy Award
and with appearances on the BBC and Comedy Central, Quincy brings audiences
comedy with a difference, touching on observations of his life as a single father.
While he hasn’t appeared at Mostly Comedy for five years, he played the club’s
first two venues, The George and The Croft.
The gig takes place on Thursday 22nd
June at The Sun Hotel; doors open at 7:30pm with the first act on at 8:00pm.
The show is emceed by “polished, natural comedians” (Camden Fringe Voyeur)
DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE. Tickets
are £11 and are available in advance at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk. Other acts set
to play Mostly in the coming months include Mark Watson, Richard Herring and
Red Dwarf’s Hattie Hayridge.
Date: Thursday
22nd June 2017
Venue: The
Sun Hotel
Sun
Street
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5
1AF
Time: Bar
open all day. Doors at 7:30pm. First act on at 8:00pm
Admission: £11.00.
www.mostlycomedy.co.uk