Topping and Butch school gang are back at the Royal Vayxhall Tavern in on Thursdays in November and December with the most amazing line-up of comic supply teachers.
Topping and Butch will be hosting some of the best known and funniest comics on the circuit in their specially designed curriculum - 4 comics in one night, a school joke competition, tuck shop, school dinner, chalk & sweet wrappers... On Thurs 6th Nov they're with Mr Chris Neill, Ms Lorraine Bowen and Mr Al Barrie, and on Thurs 13th Nov Periods 3&4 - Mr Rajesh, Mr Kurt Van Rimmer and Ms Ninia Benjamin.
Previous terms has seen great names such as Milton Jones, Andy Parson, Steven K Amos & Christine & Neil Hamilton (teaching good husbandry). This term we have Chris Niell, Ninia Benjamin, Shazia Mirza, Nick Revell and Markus Birdman coming direct from the Comedy Store. "Continue Reading" for more details and the stars on each night. Advanced tickets available from ticketweb.
Registration starts at 7pm, assembly 8.30pm followed by the first lesson. Lateness for lessons will not be tolerated. Dinner will be served by Doris the Dinner Lady at 9.30pm. The Tuck shop will not open before Dinner under any circumstances.
Lessons finish at 11.15pm followed by detention for the over boisterous with Dawn Right Nasty on the decks until 12pm.
Smoking behind the bikesheds only.
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm-11.15pm, Detention until 12 midnight
Price £6 (£4 NUS concession). FREE DRINK if you wear a school tie.
THURS 6th Nov
Periods 1&2: Topping & Butch
Periods 3&4 - Mr Chris Neill - Domestic Science
Periods 5& 6 - Ms Lorraine Bowen - Dinner Lady
Periods 7& 8 - Mr Al Barrie - Geography
CHRIS NEILL: Live cookery! Live jokes! Live Delia! (Well, two out of three ain't bad). The Radio 4 raconteur dishes up gourmet comedy in his onstage kitchen. 'A blast ... devastatingly acidic wit' (Chortle).
LORRAINE BOWEN: "Mistress of Melody", "Mary Poppins on Acid", "Joyce Grenfell meets Madonna", are all great quotes given to the hilarious singer/songwriter/performer Lorraine Bowen!
ALISTAIR BARRIE: "He had the Cape town audience eating out of his hand" - 48 Hours
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THURS 13th Nov
Periods 1&2: Topping & Butch
Periods 3&4 - Mr Rajesh - Bollywood Studies (comic: Anil Desai)
Periods 5& 6 - Mr Kurt Van Rimmer - Pornography
Periods 7& 8 - Ms Ninia Benjamin - Emergency Services
RAJESH : ANIL DESAI - Stand Up Chameleon: 'Rajesh: Bollywood Lounge Singer'
An Ex-bollywood child star, he's a kitschy but charming Vegas style Lounge Act, from Bollywood, looking for love and singing covers of pop songs from Elvis to Coldplay in his own unique comedy style.
'He's a Tosser' Imran Khan
'The Funniest thing in music I never thought I'd see' P-Diddy
'Without him, there would be no brown comedy talent in the UK ' Jim Davidson
'Like Andy Kauffman...but...different...this guys alive!' Paul Provenza
'He's my favourite Mexican Entertainer'-
Gvnr Arnold Schwarznegger
Ninia Benjamin: Star of BBC2's ‘Three none Blondes’; Bursting onto the stage in an explosion of energy, bombastic Benjamin certainly makes an attention-grabbing entrance’ Chortle
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THURS 20th Nov
Periods 1&2: Topping & Butch
Periods 3&4 - Ms Marion Pashley - Sex Education
Periods 5& 6 - Mr Andre Vincent - Local Government
Periods 7& 8 - Ms Shazia Mirza - Hair Removal
Marion Pashley: ‘Deadpan Pashley could be Les Dawson's great grand daughter’ - The Herald
"Delightful" - The Guardian; "A superb slice of stand-up comedy" - The Scotsman
Shazia Mirza: 'Her laconic one-liners represent something quite unique in modern comedy' - The Guardian
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THURS 27th Nov - TOPPING & BUTCH’S SCHOOL GANG
TONIGHT SOLD OUT - (by invitation only)
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THURS 4th Dec
Periods 1&2: Topping & Butch
Periods 3&4 - Mr Nick Revell - Fact or Fiction?
Periods 5& 6 - Mr Markus Birdman - Economics
Periods 7& 8 - Ms Ida Barr (comic Chris Green) - Rap for Mature Students
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm-11.15pm, Detention until 12 midnight
Price £6 (£4 NUS concession)
FREE DRINK if you wear a school tie.
Nick Revell : “clever, rip-roaringly funny…..” - THE WRITERS' GUILD LIST FESTIVAL AWARDS
“Excellently conceived songs…..” - THE WRITERS' GUILD LIST FESTIVAL AWARDS
Markus Birdman : "Birdman is the all-round package; witty, controversial, hip, topical and silly. A master of timing and physical comedy, he made me laugh so hard it hurt", BBC
"Wonderful”, The Scotsman
“An incontrovertible ability to write a good joke.”, Chortle
“Thoroughly entertaining”, Metro
“Brilliant”, Time Out
“Energetic, engaging… thought-provoking and funny”, The Stage
Praise for ‘Sympathy for the Devil’, his 2008 Edinburgh Festival Show
“Delightfully comic... topical, controversial and personal”, The List
“Absorbing, intelligent and funny”, Metro
“Excellent... he has the audience eating out of his hand”, Broadway Baby
Ida Barr: “Missy Elliot meets Marie Lloyd. awe inspiring" - The Guardian
“No one mashes up music hall and rap like barr" - Evening Standard
Advanced tickets available from ticketweb.
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