NIGHTINGALES DATES

I am supporting Birmingham post-punk Legends The Nightingales doing 15 mins of my 80s material on seven of their autumn tour dates.

Tue OCT 2 BIRMINGHAM, HARE & HOUNDS – TICKETS
Wed OCT 3 LONDON, MOTH CLUB – TICKETS
Thu OCT 4 CAMBRIDGE, PORTLAND ARMS – TICKETS
Sat OCT 6 BRIGHTON, GREEN DOOR STORE – TICKETS

I’m a Joke and So Are You – Robin Ince & Stewart Lee, London King’s Place, Thursday Nov 1st

Join us for a very special live event to celebrate the launch of Robin Ince’s new book I’m a Joke and So Are You: A Comedian’s Take on What Makes Us Human.
Robin’s book is about why we become the humans we are and how best to cope with that, using himself and other comedians, including Tim Minchin, Noel Fielding, Sarah Kendall, Nina Conti, and many others, as the test subjects. It deals with birth, death, social anxiety and creativity among much more.

Also through further conversations with therapists, neuroscientists, geneticists and anyone who really came within reach, he picks apart our existence. In this very special one-off show, Robin will be performing stand-up based around these ideas and will be joined by some very special guests. Robin will be in conversation with both acclaimed comedian Stewart Lee and psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry live on stage, and there will also be performances from both his Book Shambles co-host, comedian Josie Long, and singer-songwriter Grace Petrie.

‘A funny, honest and heartwarming look at the anxious phenomenon known as human existence. Robin’s curiosity and fascination with his own and other humans’ foibles make this book a very funny education.’ – Matt Haig

Ticket includes a &pound3 discount off the cover price of the book if purchased at the event.
Robin will also be signing copies after the show which runs until 9pm.

TICKETS

Bridget Christie

My wife continues to be the most critically acclaimed British stand-up of the 21st century, while I am in painful and obvious decline.

OCTOBER

Friday 5th – WHAT NOW? – Theatre Royal, WINCHESTER – 8pm – 01962 840 440 – TICKETS
Saturday 6th – WHAT NOW? – Corn Exchange, EXETER – 7.30pm – 01392 665938 – TICKETS
Monday 8th – Loving Linda Benefit Gig – Cambridge Theatre, London WC2H 9HU – 7pm – TICKETS
Thursday 11th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Friday 12th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS

November

Thursday 1st – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Friday 2nd – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Saturday 3rd – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Tuesday 6th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Wednesday 7th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Thursday 8th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Friday 9th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Saturday 10th – WHAT NOW? – Leicester Square Theatre, LONDON – 7pm – 020 7734 2222 – TICKETS
Saturday 24th – WHAT NOW? – Nuffield Theatre (NST City), SOUTHAMPTON – 7.30pm – 023 8067 1771 – TICKETS
Tuesday 27th – WHAT NOW? – The Junction, CAMBRIDGE – 8pm – 01223 511 511 – TICKETS

December 2018

Monday 3rd – WHAT NOW? – Playhouse, NORWICH – 8pm – 01603 598598 – TICKETS
Tuesday 4th – WHAT NOW? – Playhouse, NORWICH – 8pm – 01603 598598 – TICKETS
Saturday 8th – WHAT NOW? – Minerva (Festival) Theatre, Chichester – 8pm – 01243 781312 – TICKETS

Meanwhile, I Arrogantly Recommend

1) Wil Adamsdale – The Lost Disc. Mon 8th – Sat 29th October, Soho Theatre, London.

Reclusive performance art/comedy genius returns.
LIVE BAND. CULT COMEDY. EPIC ADVENTURE. The Lost Disc is a riotous quest for the holy grail of recorded music. Part gig, part play, part comedy show… and an alternative history of popular music.
Join discredited NME journalist Stu Morecambe as he searches for a legendary lost recording of three of the 20th century’s finest forgotten musicians. But does it even exist? Chock full of original songs, conspiracy theories and pop legend, The Lost Disc is what happens when Raiders of The Lost Ark meets 6Music.

Written and performed by Perrier Award Winner Will Adamsdale (Jackson’s Way) and Ed Gaughan (Peter Sellers Comedy Award nominee for Skeletons).
Starring Victoria Elliott (Vic & Bob’s Big Night Out) and John Lightbody (Ghost Stories) and with original music by Chris Branch, Will Adamsdale and Ed Gaughan performed by members of cult favourites The London Snorkelling Team.
Directed and co-written by triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Tom Parry (Pappy’s).
Commissioned by Shoreditch Town Hall and Beaford Arts. Based on an original idea by Will Adamsdale and Luke Ponte. TICKETS

2)Ex Easter Island Head. Minimalist table top guitar chime trio. Superb. 4th Oct Sheffield Foundry, 12th Oct London King’s Place.

3) The Posies. Stage-shy Seattle power-pop legends in 30th anniversary tour. 19th Oct, London Garage, 20th Leeds Brudenel, 21st Glasgow King Tut’s, 23rd Manchester Deaf Institute.

4) Alternative TV/Richard Youngs – Punk pioneers/drone folk maven. 19th Oct cafe Oto, London

5) Lower Slaughter. Barked Glaswegian garage rock beat poetry. 19th Oct Lexington, London, 20th Oct Green Door Brighton. 17th – 18th Nov Newcastle Cluny. 12th Dec Old England, Bristol.

6) Handsome Family. Husband and wife country noir. Oct 22nd, Nell’s Jazz & Blues, London.

7) The Necks. Mighty Australian jazz drone minimalists. Oct 22nd, cafe Oto, London.

8) Thurston Moore. Legendary noise-nik’s creative journey continues into his sixth decade. 14th Oct John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, 28th Café Oto London.

9) Peter Brotzmann/Full Blast. German Free Jazz pioneer saxophonist will blow your house down. 5th Oct London café Oto, 13th Oct Brighton St Luke’s.

10) Jilted John. A now elderly man recreates a ’70s act based on adolescent naivety. How can it work?
Oct 3rd Harpenden Public Halls,
5th Liverpool Academy 2,
7th Brighton Haunt,
8th London 229,
13th Glasgow King Tut’s,
14th Middlesburgh Town Hall,
18th Lincoln Engine Shed,
19th Sheffield Academy 2,
20th Mcr Dancehouse.

11) The Sonics. 60s Pacific Northwest garage punks, familiar from a 1000 advert s/tracks, return. 4th Oct London Garage, 5th Mcr Rifles Academy, 6th Nottingham MFM club.

12) Nish Kumar. Soho Theatre, London 2nd – 4th Oct. Arse-bearing TV stand-up’s new material.

13) White Teeth. Kiln Theatre, London. Oct 26th – Dec 22nd.

Stephen Sharkey’s new adaptation of the Z Smith novel. You’re in Kilburn. Melting pot where nothing’s actually melted.
It’s all just kinda stuck together at the bottom in a gooey mess.
Rosie Jones, the Iqbal twins, their parents, their grandparents, Mad Mary and an avalanche of other characters who make up the everyday chaos of Kilburn High Road come together in an extraordinary revelry of NW6. An epic comedy with music and dance, this theatrical rollercoaster takes us on a fast-paced journey through history, different cultures and chance encounters.
Zadie Smith’s breakthrough novel is adapted for stage by acclaimed playwright Stephen Sharkey and directed by Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham in a major world premiere. TICKETS

14) Radio Birdman. The Australian Stooges, basically. 16th Oct London Dome.

15) John Carpenter. Horror auteur performs own s/tracks. 16th Oct London, venue in flux.

16) Robyn Hitchcock. Low key tour from lysergic troubadour.
16th, 17th Oct London Betsy Trotwood,
27th Freshwater Memorial Hall,
29th Brighton Rialto,
30th Portland Arms Cambridge.

17) Idles. Snowflake Oi pioneers and spirit-lifting avatars. Doubtless all sold out.
Tuesday 16 October SWX, Bristol,
17 October 2018 Roundhouse, London,
Thursday 18 October Forum, London
Friday 19 October Ritz Mcr
Saturday 20 October QMU Glasgow
Monday 22 October Button Factory Dublin
Tuesday 23 October Riverside N’castle
Wednesday 24 October Leeds Uni
Thursday 25 October Rock City, Nottingham
Friday 26 October Institute Birmingham
Saturday 27 Concorde 2 Brighton
Monday 29 October Academy 2 Oxford