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Ben Lowes-Smith enjoys a memorable and unique night of (literally) underground comedy
Image: Jake Wilson Craw by Silly Billies
Translocating Silly Billies from one of its usual homes at The Cumberland Arms, The Bridge Hotel or Prohibition Bar to a tunnel 64 feet under Newcastle is something of a masterstroke, in that it allows Jack Gardner and Sam Megahy to indulge their imaginations accordingly.
The unorthodox nature of the venue and the overall experience feeds beautifully into the duo’s material, and guests are chosen to accompany that. Eppie Brilliant delivers a chaotic and endearing set of musical comedy, Jake Wilson Craw is introduced merely as ‘a ghost’ and does a delightfully silly set with a duvet cover over his head. Regular contributor Fernando is suitably deranged and plays a perfect foil to Jack and Sam in their sketches, the most memorable and entertaining of which being a broad, American sitcom set in The Garden Of Eden. therunningchelsea takes the occasion into happening territory with a beautiful, bizarre and unsettling set of music concrete, and Lauren Stone, a reliably silly and likeable regular feature on the comedy circuit, closes the night with a scary story about house shares. The culmination of all of these wonderful minds made for a memorable, funny and unique Sunday evening.
