Last night we sloped along to Comedy Club at the lovely community run Frazer Theatre Knaresborough. The crowd was in the swing when we arrived, dressed mainly in black and downing local beers. We were immediately given a warm welcome to our seats by an unmistakeably Scouse guy: he and his partner had come east for the weekend and had seen this show was on...but they said they had asked locals the way to the Theatre, and noone had heard of it! Could have been the Comedy Club they hadn't heard of as its new to the Frazer....or does this mean that Knaresborough has a kind of double life?
Anyway - back to the show: it was excellent with 3 very different acts (Harriet Dyer and Peter Brush first) - but beyond my wildest dreams in terms of the election campaign. Tom Toal, the MC, after finding that everyone he asked in the audience worked in IT, asked who has the most interesting job in the room so I put up my hand. 'Im standing for Parliament for the Greens,' I said. Oh! he said, so what will you do for this area? I went Wow - you really want me to say?...Yes he said. Of course I hadn't prepared a speech, so I waffled something about making everything more friendly and not about money and greed...must have sounded very vague....but the Green theme continued throughout the evening.. with comments like 'I'll get the Green Party to sort you out'...
Tony Burgess , the 3rd act, was ecstatic about Knaresborough ...its like Narnia round here, he said, even Christmas decorations still up in the market square, comparing it with his native Manchester - where you can't go for a walk in case they nick your legs and leave your torso on bricks. He said what a diverse audience too...including an aspiring Green MP....He asked if we had any BNP around here...then said 'NO - you will have sent them away- in a gondola or something!!'
The lovely Scouse couple (having compared notes with my Scouse husband, Bill) said they will come along to Green Party conference in Liverpool in early March (the venue has had to be changed due to massive demand for places). Several others commented warmly as well - so it was a fantastic night out in all respects and we shall be going again to Comedy Club!
Anyway - back to the show: it was excellent with 3 very different acts (Harriet Dyer and Peter Brush first) - but beyond my wildest dreams in terms of the election campaign. Tom Toal, the MC, after finding that everyone he asked in the audience worked in IT, asked who has the most interesting job in the room so I put up my hand. 'Im standing for Parliament for the Greens,' I said. Oh! he said, so what will you do for this area? I went Wow - you really want me to say?...Yes he said. Of course I hadn't prepared a speech, so I waffled something about making everything more friendly and not about money and greed...must have sounded very vague....but the Green theme continued throughout the evening.. with comments like 'I'll get the Green Party to sort you out'...
Tony Burgess , the 3rd act, was ecstatic about Knaresborough ...its like Narnia round here, he said, even Christmas decorations still up in the market square, comparing it with his native Manchester - where you can't go for a walk in case they nick your legs and leave your torso on bricks. He said what a diverse audience too...including an aspiring Green MP....He asked if we had any BNP around here...then said 'NO - you will have sent them away- in a gondola or something!!'
The lovely Scouse couple (having compared notes with my Scouse husband, Bill) said they will come along to Green Party conference in Liverpool in early March (the venue has had to be changed due to massive demand for places). Several others commented warmly as well - so it was a fantastic night out in all respects and we shall be going again to Comedy Club!
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