Our first Bunker night of 2023, which was Simon Evans’ solo show, ‘The Work of the Devil’, was fantastic. The room was packed with a lovely appreciative audience who laughed and gasped through the first half, then were hanging onto Simon’s every word (still gasping and laughing) until the amazing revelation in the second half. It is no understatement to say it was an evening full of surprises.
Simon is not only an exceptionally gifted comedian and storyteller, he is a thoroughly nice man and I am so pleased that he performed for us at the Bunker. He had a great time too and we hope to see him again next year.

What a great time was had by all last Friday. Despite both the original headliner and the middle act having to pull out, their replacements were fantastic and I am most grateful that they stepped in.
The opening act was Don Biswas, whose strong political opinions were tempered with excellent joke telling and a few tricks which left us wondering which of his statements to believe.
He was followed by the kooky Katie Pritchard. Her act is so original and inventive it’s hard to describe; suffice to say we were left amazed and open mouthed by this singing and dancing bundle of energy.
Our headliner was the brave and brilliant Shazia Mirza. Shazia has performed all over the world but I got the impression it was the first time she’d played a suburban golf club. She also left us open mouthed but in quite a different way from Katie, with her no-holds-barred set.
Philip Simon returned as MC and kept up his teasing banter with the audience throughout. All in all, a memorable night.

Last Friday, 7 October, a small but perfectly formed audience were brilliantly entertained by Nathan Cassidy, Pam Ford and headliner Robert White. Our MC Jonathan Elston worked expertly with the punters and a wonderful time was had by all. Nathan gave us some trenchant observations on life in general and family life in particular while Pam’s risque remarks brought gasps of scandalised laughter to the room.
Zany and unpredictable, Robert engaged with a number of both willing and reluctant audience members, composing saucy songs on the spot and leaving many of us helpless with laughter.
It would have been lovely to have had more people in, but those who were there will hopefully let their friends know what a great night it was.

What a lovely night was had by all, last Friday. Bobby Davro, our headliner, did not disappoint and gave us excellent value by performing for an hour and a quarter instead of the half hour he was booked for. Apparently Bobby has over four hours of material so I hope he will come back next year, to do a full length show. The audience were in hysterics and we barely had time to get our breath between jokes.
The show was opened by Kevin Shepherd, who came along at the last minute as his wife Diane Spencer couldn’t make it. Kevin’s entertaining observations on married life with Diane, among other things, were spot on. I should say at this point that Kevin is also a professional comedian, not just a helpful husband!
Diane has been rebooked at a later date so you will still be able to see her at the Bunker.
Benji Waterstones had us laughing at hilarious stories of his day job in the NHS and some possibly too intimate insights into his personal life.
Mark Cram, our MC, kept the evening rolling along and also the unruly audience members under control.

I thought very carefully about whether to put on last night’s show, in view of the sad news about the Queen, but in the end decided to go ahead. I respect those who chose to cancel their events but I think it was the right decision for the Bunker.
Proud Northerner Paul Thorne opened the night, and had a great time bantering with a 17 strong party of pest controllers in the front row, with his constant callbacks keeping the audience in stitches. Fiona Ridgewell, who, like Paul, is a regular at London’s Comedy Store, followed with a string of hilarious anecdotes about living with her mother and grandmother, not all of which were family friendly.
Our headliner, Funmbi Omotayo, rocked the room with his astringent and spot on observations on race, prompting more than one applause break.
The proceedings were held together expertly by our compere, Philip Simon, who will be back to MC again in November.
Many of the audience commented on what a great night it was, on leaving, which was much appreciated.
I hope to see them all at the next show, which will be headlined by Bunker favourite Bobby Davro, supported by Diane Spencer and Benji Waterstones. Mark Cram, who regularly MCs for the Bunker, will be in charge for the night. Full details are elsewhere on the website.

Thank you to everyone who came along last Wednesday to see the amazing Omid Djalili preview his Edinburgh show. It was a last minute booking but tickets were snapped up within hours of the announcement.
The packed room rocked with laughter throughout as the jokes kept coming. Afterwards Omid was happy to chat with audience members and have his photo taken with them. He had such a good time I’m sure he’ll be back next year.
The Bunker is now (I think!) closed for the next few weeks.
The next scheduled show is Friday 9th September, which will be headlined by the hilarious Funmbi Omotayo, and on Friday 23rd September the headliner is Bunker regular and favourite, the brilliant Bobby Davro.
Tickets are already selling for both shows so early booking is advised.
Also, if you are not already on the mailing list, please add yourself through the website, and like and follow the facebook page to make sure you keep up with the latest news.
See you in September!
All the best
Sian

Hello everyone, and especially those of you who are on the mailing list.
I am attempting to discover why some people don’t seem to be getting the Bunker mailouts, and therefore are not aware of upcoming shows unless they check the website and facebook page.
It could be that my emails are going into your spam/junk folders. Please would those on the mailing list check those folders. If you want them to come out of spam/junk, please add my address: sian@comedybunker.co.uk to your contacts.
I would be pleased to get any feedback and comments from you all on this matter.
All the best
Sian

Hello everyone
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the show scheduled for this Friday 8th July.
Those who have already bought tickets have been informed and given the choice of a refund or using the tickets for the next show on 22nd July.
Apologies and best wishes
Sian

Thank you to everyone who came last Friday. Those who couldn’t make it missed a treat, and those who did will be talking about it for some time to come.
Although we started late, partly due to technical issues and partly because our MC got stuck in traffic, our wonderful punters understood and waited patiently for one of our best shows so far.
Opening was the brilliant Alasdair Beckett-King, who had us in hysterics from start to finish, comparing himself to numerous beings including a Siren and a Bond villain, never once mentioning that he could have posed for a painting of Jesus or John the Baptist.
The sassy, no-holds-barred Nicole Harris followed, whose detailed descriptions of her nether regions simultaneously scandalised and terrified the audience, with one man in the front row looking as if he wanted to leave but was physically unable to move. (Perhaps Nicole is a secret Siren, or to be classically correct, a North London Medusa the Gorgon?)
The legend that is Rich Hall then blew us all away with a superb set, starting with some coruscating observations on his homeland, lamenting at one point that Trump losing the election had robbed him of 25 minutes of material. After that he brought out his guitar and entertained us with some hilarious songs, one of which listed numerous towns and villages not far from Ickenham, proving he had ‘done his research’.
MC Meryl O’Rourke held everything together and also had the room rocking with laughter.
It was lovely to see so many of you there enjoying the show and I hope even more will turn up to the next one which is in less than two weeks time – Friday 8th July. Our headliner will be the amazing Laura Lexx, who as well as appearing on Live At the Apollo in her comedic capacity, has just had a book ‘Pivot’ published, which is getting excellent reviews.
Supporting her will be Gareth Richards and Ali Woods. Further details and ticket bookings can be found elsewhere on the website.
Keep supporting live comedy – we wouldn’t be able to do it without you!
Sian