Austin knight funnies Barmy Albert and Non-Stick Nora were married for many years. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. Albert would shout, “When I kick the bucket, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt… Continue reading
Roger remembers Way back in 1969 somebody at The Stage Newspaper had a brainwave. There would be a Stage Awards Show featuring Club Acts of the Year with a final Gala Performance. People in various parts of clubland could submit names to a panel which would then choose acts for… Continue reading
Stars In Your Eyes – another viewpoint Back in the 90s, Stars In Their Eyes was an essential part of my pre-pub n club preparation routine. As much a part as that other popular show, Night Fever, but with ordinary folk rather than the glamour models and err, the failed… Continue reading
Stars In Your Eyes – one viewpoint Les Dennis, Bonnie Langford, Jim Davidson and Marti Caine were all catapulted to stardom from such shows as Opportunity Knocks, New Faces and even Ted Rogers classic quiz show 321. These were the type of talent shows that gave the Working Mens Clubs… Continue reading
UK Cabaret will change its print date with immediate effect. Next print date will be February 19 with the following issue on 19th March.
Jongleurs Comedy Christmas show Jongleurs comedy club Leeds Reviewer Mark Ritchie Funny women surely don’t come much funnier than the charismatic Jo-Jo Smith. Her acid droplets of wit have been carefully cultivated during her time in the comedy clubs and Leeds Jongleurs was the place to catch her in full… Continue reading
Roger remembers Something I learned, early in my clubgoing days, when there were plenty of chaps to be seen in clubs in caps or trilbies, was that you could never see artistes at their best on New Year’s Eve. Understandable really, as in many places it’s more of a social… Continue reading
Saul on performing in the tiny enclave of Gibraltar I have worked abroad a number of times and have always enjoyed the experience; besides the travel, baggage retrieval; and trying to figure out how to get to ‘the venue’ in a foreign language. Fly backs are one thing; a rapid… Continue reading
Jongleurs Comedy Christmas show Jongleurs comedy club Leeds Reviewer Mark Ritchie Funny women surely don’t come much funnier than the charismatic Jo-Jo Smith. Her acid droplets of wit have been carefully cultivated during her time in the comedy clubs and Leeds Jongleurs was the place to catch her in full… Continue reading
Comedian/Author and playwrite Johnny Tait is making a positive move to bring variety back to the theatre, with his new show ‘Factor 2025.’ Following the success of his debut novel ‘Conscience’ which was adapted to a well received play Tait is hoping to attract a wide audience with his new… Continue reading
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UK REVIEW Presenting niche tributes
UK Review By Mark Ritchie | May 12, 2025 - 4:34 pm |May 12, 2025 News UK REVIEWPresenting niche tributes make good business for venues and artistes as, when carefully chosen and well-presented, they can attract and pull-in devotees of the genre being ‘tributed’. One example is Northern Soul, whi...
