ROGER REMEMBERS It’s the old nostalgia tack once again. In the days of the variety theatre you didn’t always know want to expect, and sometimes what you got was downright odd, weird even. I don’t mean freak shows, dwarfs and so on, though most comedy bands had a little feller in them, and I discount … Continue reading
ROGER REMEMBERS – I suppose I should count myself lucky – twice. The heyday of the clubs was in the sixties, and I was there to be a part of it. Years earlier, after WW2 and the early fifties, variety theatres were booming, and I was there to savour it all. In 1945 I went … Continue reading
Start 2016 right! Don’t forget to say those important three little words to your significant other. “I’m off out” Wimmin! A mass of contradictions! She announced, “Right! This new year we’re keeping off bread & spuds and gonna lose all the weight that we’ve put on over Christmas.” “Okay.” I reply. “Do you want anything … Continue reading
Gossip Hoover We start 2016 with yet more gossip and tittle-tattle from the lives of UK Cabaret subscribers. Read on and devour meaningless morsels on show business people and their bits and bobs. UK Cabaret subscriber Billy Pearce is, as the Gossip Hoover writes these days, still immersed in pantoland at the Alhambra Theatre in … Continue reading
“Why did the Chicken cross the F***ing road?” If we used the F word in what may well be the oldest joke in the book, would that make it funny? I say no! There is nothing funny about using foul language. So why do so many comedians swear? Having worked as a stand-up comedian for … Continue reading
A word from the Editor’s desk First of all I would like to wish all our subscribers, advertisers, readers and associates a prosperous 2016. We have begun the new-year by raising the individual cover price of UK Cabaret to £3. An annual subscription now costs £30, which constitutes a considerable saving throughout the year. However, … Continue reading
When you can’t see the wood for trees At the turn of this year and after 20 years of performing “El loco the Dentist Chair“, 19 of those on holiday parks, I came to the conclusion I needed to take a break. I had performed almost 4,000 shows. The act was named Comedy Act … Continue reading
Comedian and ex-coat entertainer Johnny Tait takes a look at Park Resorts I believe that holiday parks play a vital role in keeping variety alive. Many of us begun our careers on these resorts and many of us still perform on them. I personally began my career as a Redcoat before moving on to becoming … Continue reading
September Gossip Hoover Our intrepid collector of show business tittle-tattle has found another selection of tit-bits for the consumption of UK Cabaret readers. —————————————————————————– To the Lincolnshire coast first, where it was wonderful great to see comedian Duncan ‘Chase Me’ Norvelle back on stage after recently suffering a debilitating stroke. The Embassy Centre in Skegness … Continue reading