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Yesterday, I met Glyn briefly to go over business related to March’s Mostly Comedy at the Broadway Cinema & Theatre in Letchworth. The gig is less than five weeks away and we’re pretty much up-to-speed. It should prove to be a nice optional extra to our Hitchin shows, with a gentle nod to our occasional   - for want of a better word - upgraded Summer Specials. Every so often, we’ve staged a version of the club at a bigger venue to wherever we were based at the time, which have always been a successful, slightly posher alternative to the usual gig. This will be the biggest room to date, in keeping with the club’s gradual growth over the last eight years, and the fact it’s in a theatre (instead of the studios and ballrooms of the past) should make for a well-earned, slick, higher-grade event. (No pressure.) There are a few challenges. The main one is seeing if the fact the venue has only just been reworked from a cinema into a theatre...

One thing I did today - besides making the most of my new Fitbit (7884 steps and counting) - was put together a mailout to Glyn's and my mailing list, primarily promoting the extra Mostly Comedy date we're doing at the Broadway Cinema in Letchworth in March. Whilst doing this - which took far longer than it should - I also wrote compiled the press release, which was good as it technically means I'm now ahead on the game, as I usually send it out much later. I thought I'd share it below, along with the poster for the show; if you like the sound of show, you should come on down (and bring 399 friends so we can reach capacity). Press Release – 11.01.17 mostly comedy a mixed bill of some of the finest acts on the scene, hosted by doggett & ephgrave The duo behind Hitchin’s eight year-running Hitchin event Mostly Comedy ( DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE ) are delighted to present the first Letchworth gala version of the club at the newly rewor...

Today, Glyn and I went to a meeting to discuss our involvement in the gala performance that's set to launch the adaptation of the Broadway Cinema in Letchworth to a purpose-built theatre space.  This is something that's been on the cards for us for a couple of months now, since the venue's creative programmer got in touch to express interest in what we do, and in bringing Mostly Comedy to Letchworth - as well as obviously continuing our Hitchin dates - in the New Year. That, however, is part of the long game; initially, the theatre is concerned with putting together a memorable show to kick off their refurbishment, and to mark the 80th Anniversary of the cinema itself.  Today, the team assisting with production met to discuss ideas and pool contacts. We've already booked two high profile comics to be part of our chunk of the show, which will hopefully give a flavour of what Mostly Comedy is about, should it become part of the theatre's programme. Outside of that, ...