A
event
held at Sidney & Eden
on Friday 11th July. The event starts at 18:00.
How to Drink a Glass of Water -
In a mix of poetry and lists acclaimed comedian Trevor Lock (BBCRadio 4, Channel 4, Comedy Central) reinvents Bingo, rewrites the English dictionary and explains the correct way to imbibe a glass of H2O.
UK comic Trevor Lock tours the world with his genre defying live comedy happenings.
Before that Trevor starred in all three seasons of BAFTA nominated and British Comedy Award winning Star Stories , both seasons of BBCs TMWRNJ with Lee and Herring and the Steve Coogan produced Brain Candy.
As a stand up he’s toured with with Stewart Lee, Russell Brand and Paul Foot and let his spare room to James Acaster and Josh Widdecombe. He’s also addressed The Oxford Union on The Meaning of Life.
He runs an ongoing mental health and creativity workshop called Reality Games and a coaching program for comedians of all levels called Joke Hospital.
The Scotsman have described his work as ‘Funny, moving and clever.’ TimeOut, simply as ‘hilarious’ and culture website Spoonfed thought he could
‘probably win an award for the most laughs in a minute.’
London Is Funny wrote “He has a totally unique wellspring of material. In a different class really.” The Sunday Times wrote of the ‘superbly comic writing’ of his plays on the Edinburgh Fringe. Kate Moss simply said “He walks like Dudley Moore and he talks like Peter Cook.” Most of his recent shows are now free form improvised “events” or happenings such as Community Circle “the most fun you can have without taking your clothes off.” The Mirror, Girl v Boy “Not very woke but it is great fun.
“Superbly comic writing”, The Sunday Times
“absolutely entertaining”, The Independent “The most fun you can have without taking your clothes off!” The Mirror
Support comes from ex-Bristol native Will Skillington. Will is a Bristolian Comic in exile, living in Plymouth. Over the last 7 years he has built a reputation as an original and natural comic. With a wealth of material, songs and skits regarding a variety of topics. From parenting issues, awkward encounters to erotic mindful practices.
A fully diagnosed member of the Bipolar 2 community, Will can speak openly, honestly and hilariously, about how this has condition has affected his life.
A warm and lively fella fr sure with a natural ability to work any room. Will has supported Spencer Jones, Stephen Graham, Suzy Bennett, Trevor Lock and Jessica Fortescue
Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio