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<center><h3> Fundamental Frolics </h3></center> | <center><h3> Fundamental Frolics </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Simon Tebbutt </center> | <center> Simon Tebbutt </center> | ||
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''' Victoria Apollo, London | |||
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Do what, John? Cough up 20 quid just for a ticket? It sounds a bit over the top I agree, but when you consider for that you get Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Alan Price, Jon Anderson, Stephane Grappelli, Chas & Dave, Hot Gossip, the ''Not The Nine O'Clock News'' crew and the Alternative Cabaret bunch, then you might think twice about passing over 50 notes to that shady geezer for a night with the big Broooce. | Do what, John? Cough up 20 quid just for a ticket? It sounds a bit over the top I agree, but when you consider for that you get Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Alan Price, Jon Anderson, Stephane Grappelli, Chas & Dave, Hot Gossip, the ''Not The Nine O'Clock News'' crew and the Alternative Cabaret bunch, then you might think twice about passing over 50 notes to that shady geezer for a night with the big Broooce. | ||
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On stalked Alexi Sayle, the heavyweight of the Alternative Cabaret set, with a series of body blows and sneering assaults on the middle class way of life. Like Dury, he's acquired noveau chic status but the audience seem to miss the fact that the humour is aimed at them and collapse at every expletive. | On stalked Alexi Sayle, the heavyweight of the Alternative Cabaret set, with a series of body blows and sneering assaults on the middle class way of life. Like Dury, he's acquired noveau chic status but the audience seem to miss the fact that the humour is aimed at them and collapse at every expletive. | ||
From street wise comics to that pub wise duo, <!-- Chas Dave --> Chas & Dave, who come out singing that song of theirs that sells beer on TV. The cockney capers follow this with a bar room, blues number and "Rabbit" before they too slide off into the darkness. | From <!-- street wise --> streetwise comics to that pub wise duo, <!-- Chas Dave --> Chas & Dave, who come out singing that song of theirs that sells beer on TV. The cockney capers follow this with a bar room, blues number and "Rabbit" before they too slide off into the darkness. | ||
Next stop, via two more comedians, was Alan Price who dropped | Next stop, via two more comedians, was Alan Price who dropped the pace considerably. His old sixties hit "Simon Smith And His Dancing Bear" turned out to be a vocal solo because the piano didn't pick up on the amp; but this was made up by "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" where he was joined by the power and soul of Lynda Taylor. | ||
And so the night continued with some tried and trusted sketches from the ''NTNOCN'' team, the derisive acid of the Alternative Cabaret, the soaring professionalism of Jon Anderson, through the cool and jazzy violin of Stephane Grappelli which had everyone peering out of the wings in genuine awe, the lushous lewdness of Hot Gossip and the superior Benny Hill wit of Neil Innes. Then came Elvis Costello. | And so the night continued with some tried and trusted sketches from the ''NTNOCN'' team, the derisive acid of the Alternative Cabaret, the soaring professionalism of Jon Anderson, through the cool and jazzy violin of Stephane Grappelli which had everyone peering out of the wings in genuine awe, the lushous lewdness of Hot Gossip and the superior Benny Hill wit of Neil Innes. Then came Elvis Costello. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Mirror Wikipedia: Record Mirror] | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/sets/72157714821659702/ Flickr: | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/sets/72157714821659702/ Flickr:{{t}}][https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50033886973/ {{t}}] [[Michael Kane]] | ||
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