Listings for October 19th, 2009

APPEARING ON Monday, October 19th, 2009

Arthur Smith and Mundo Jazz [+]

Parady/ Comedy

Tickets £12.50

Comedian, compere and playwright. This grumpy old man per excellence presents the BBC Radio 4 show ‘Excess Baggage’ and has written four plays including ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’ and ‘Live Bed Show’. His stand-up topics range from vigorous yodelling to mediaeval literature via death by drink. His delivery is relaxed and sardonic, but his shows are a surprising, dark and witty treat. He’s also one of the many ‘Grumpy Old Men’ that appear on BBC 2’s hit show.

Mundo Jazz are a spoof World Music band whose mission is to teach us about peace, the environment, racial harmony and love. It’s unfortunate, then, that they know absolutely nothing… Ridiculously catchy songs, awful dancing, thunderously crass poetry and catastrophic onstage telephone conversations with the Whitehouse combine to create a beautifully subtle satire on the likes of Bono and Bob Geldof. Expect the unexpected with a musical accompaniment from Mundo Jazz. Worried about your carbon footprint? Don’t bother, you can buy one of theirs after the show…