THIS show, the brainchild of Phil Nichol, lets established comics try out new material. They do a short-ish set, which should be new material, but if the new material crashes and burns the comics can fall back on material that is tried and true – b
ut when they are using it they must hold on to the rope noose that dangles over the stage. If you are at all into comedy, this is a must-see show. It was a pretty good night that I saw. Compere Tiffany Stevenson took something of a wrong turning with some 'jolly' people in the front row and it became a running irritation – although none of the other comics seemed particularly bothered by them. Juliette Meyers was warm and confident, and Luke Toulson was his usual charming self. Nick Revell's set was terrific stuff . "You've cheered me up," he said, as he left. He'd perked us up, so it seemed fair.
The headliner was Glenn Wool who arrived a tad late and walked straight off the courtyard onto the stage and delivered a blisteringly funny set of "stuff that didn't make it into the show", as he put it. Jesus on the cross, God drunk at a party and whining Aussies were all picked off Glenn's reject pile – never, I hope, to be returned there.
• Until 24 August. Today 10:45pm
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