[Sat 21 Apr 2012] Comedy at The MET Studio

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Bringing you the very best in live comedy from around the country, The MET Studio has line ups to rival the biggest comedy clubs in the UK.

Offering a combination of big names such as Greg Davies, Jon Richardson and up and coming stars such as Patrick Monahan and Paul Chowdhry. The MET Studio has become a regular stop off for those travelling to and from the Edinburgh fringe or preparing for their slot on Russell Howard’s Good News Show.

At each event Audiences will be greeted by an expert compare that will introduce two fantastic comedians whose only aim is to ensure that laughter can be heard on the streets of Stafford.

The line up for each performance will be announced the week of the show. Audiences will receive an email, the line up will be placed on the website and can be obtained by calling the Box Office. With ticket prices starting from £10 people are being encouraged to purchase there tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Previous Comedians to play at The MET:

v Jon Richardson
v Greg Davies
v Patrick Monahan
v Dave Twentyman
v Seann Walsh
v Richard Morton
v Gary Delaney
v Miles Jupp
v Kevin Precious
v Paul Chowdhry
v Roisin Conaty
v Raymond and Mr Timkins Review
v Justin Moorhouse

EXCLUSIVE! Suggested MET line up has been announced for Saturday 21st April...Jimmy O, Adam Vincent and Jim Tavare.
(Please note all acts are subject to change)
Tickets only £10, get them before they're gone!

 

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well, this was.. interesting..

it was billed as having 3 acts, but one of them seemed to just be the MC/compère - an australian chap who was a bit crap, tbh.. the first real act was jimmy o aka the wigan joker.. he staggered on, feigning mental impairment, and you could tell everyone in the audience thought "oh jesus, this is gonna be awful" after his first two "jokes".. but that was obviously a deliberate diversionary tactic, because the rest of his act was proper laugh-out-loud funny well, actually, i say "feigning mental impairment," but he left the MET at the same time as our group, and was on the phone to what sounded like his missus, and he sounded and spoke exactly like he did on stage lol..

the last act was jim tavaré, who was brilliant.. as soon as he came on, which a massive cello, i turned to my sister and said "christ, what's this? 'the hills have eyes', the musical??".. and the first thing out of his mouth was "i bet you all are thinking 'what's this, 'the hills have eyes' the musical?'" lol

all in all, a good night, plenty of laughs, but the main "act"/MC/compère was a deeply unhappy individual (which i know most good comedians are, but in his case it didn't translate to good comedy - he just seemed like he didn't want to be there)..

i'd defo go again, though