Lambousa comedy 6th dec

sunnycyprus


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 64

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 09:34

great night, ruined slightly by some drunk who managed to get hold of the mic...



wont be buying any insurance in the near future...



on the up side, got to meet Hattie Hayridge after being a fan for 15 years! thanks to Gordon & co for bringing her over!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 09:37

Amber,



Do tell re insurance? Go on you know you want to! Get it off your chest...

sunnycyprus


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 64

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 09:46

haha!! wouldnt want to slate the guy unless i was face to face with him!!



did you go last night groucho? what did you think?

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 10:14

Before the show began Steve Dickinson got up on the mic as he sponsored the event. He did this to make an appeal for everyone to buy raffle tickets on behalf of the 112 charity. He told a story to demonstrate why we should support the charity as we might need an ambulance in the future. Admittedly it was a bit strange but he was only on the mic for about 10 minutes max.



I enjoyed the night and thought Nick Wilty was the best. I was quite disappointed with Hattie Hayridge who did the same sort of routine she was doing in the 80's. I thought she was pretty lame.

sunnycyprus


Joined: 17/10/2008
Posts: 64

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 10:43

ok, but had mr dickinson been sober i would have listened to him! regardless of him we bought our raffle tickets.

however, if i were promoting my business and sponsorship of the evening, as well as an important charity such as 112, i would have had the decency to do it sober, and perhaps not swear as much? and i would have left the joke telling to the comedians...



the compare was good, nick wilty was very entertaining, and sugar sammy very clever and quick-witted. i enjoyed hatties set, just the sort of comedy i like, and she was kind enough to oblige me with a photo after the show. all in all, a good night!

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 10:54

I knew I meant to be somewhere else yesterday.... Oh bugger!



I was entertaining the troops instead...

Roller



Joined: 07/12/2008
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 10:55

The Esentepe Crew were out in full force for the event, which we all enjoyed very much.



The only thing I can say against it was the long wait from 7.30pm till 9.00pm for the start. Anna could have filled this spot, as we felt sorry for her as she came on last after the comedians and by this time people were leaving the event to make their way home, as by this time it was after 12.30am.



Roller.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 11:07

Nick Wilty was the funniest and the American guy was very talented as well as funny. Hatty seemed like she was on something and was a bit spaced-out. Sugar Sammy wasn't really very funny - just took the P out of the audience - too easy.

Steve was briliant as I reckon it took a lot of bottle to get up on stage and put across a routine - fair play to him.

settledhere


Joined: 29/01/2008
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 12:46

What can we say, some of you people have got too much time on your hands. To slate someone for digging into his own pocket to help awareness for the 112.This was the second event of the weekend for me. Having seen the faces of the SOS people receiving such a large donation on friday, then the 112 last night. well done to all concerned on both nights. Steve Dickenson may have a different slant on comedy than a lot of people, but you can't take away the effort he made to aid what all of us may need in the very near future. well done not only to Steve dickinson, but also Terry carter and his team.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 16:58

Steve Dickenson did himself no favours - if he runs his insurance business the same way he behaved on 6th Dec - God help his customers !



Nick

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 17:28

Nick,



You cannot compare what Steve did on Saturday night to how he runs his business. Steve had a bit of fun, raised some money for charity and promoted his business, all at the same time. Nothing wrong with any of that.



Steve runs his business in a way that has led me to place all my insurance - cars, motorbike, house and family health - with him for the last 4 years.



I have nothing but admiration for him and every confidence in him.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 18:38

For heavens sake. Steve spoke for about 10 minutes if that, said the F word a couple of times and did his best to raise awareness for a very worthy cause. What on earth is the problem with that.



Personally speaking, I am glad Anna did not come on till the end as I did not go to see flipping karaoke. I can see that practically every night of the week, anywhere on the Island, week in week out.

Cyprusunday


Joined: 16/06/2008
Posts: 53

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 21:38

I ditto what Vaughan and J&J say. Steve did a good job last night and if you are offended by the use of bad language you should not have been there! The comic were very good, Hattie was a bit lame but not everything appeals to everyone. With all these type of events I always find one seems to a little weak to me, I think it is very hard to get 4 acts that appeal to everyone.



We need quality events like this here to detract from the same old same old. I hope they keep them up well done guys.

palacerclass


Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 22:28

Excellent show except the smoking was very anti social.Should be banned or area designated for smokers.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 22:37

Palace,



There is an area designated for smokers... it's the bit called "not the stage" AKA "the house"..



I must say this is the thing that prevented us from coming this time... we simply can't take that amount of smoke without it making us feel unwell.

palacerclass


Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 22:42

Wont be going to see another show until thats sorted.Clothes stick of smoke needed to have a shower to get rid of smoke on hair.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
07/12/2008 23:51

Gordon if you read this I too found the smoking nearly unbearable. All the tables around us had smokers on and it was quite overpowering. I am an ex-smoker and am not against people smoking but in this kind of venue it would help if there was some kind of air conditioning to help with the fug.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 08:20

Palace



I woudn't go at all if the only clothing I had was a "stick"...



I mean, those comedians would pick you out for some serious ragging straight away!



Mind you, you could always use some quick repartee in your heckle to undermine their confidence.... something like "F*ck-off!" should do it... ;¬)

magicart


Joined: 05/10/2008
Posts: 985

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 09:00

Great night out/thought Steve was totally out of order and an embarressment .



I wasn't offended by his bad language/just thought it was not appropiate and he made a fool of himself.



Won't be doing anymore business with his company.!

LaptaGirl


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 11:07

For those of you who have nothing beter to do with your time than to slag off a respectable buiessness man,who just wants to put his hand in his pocket and give up his time to help a good cause which we all may desperatley need one day is unbelievable. He was brave enough to get on the stage to promote this good cause.



As he was telling his joke he was heckled and took this in the spirit of which it was intended.



Steve is an honest and very profesional buiessness man and cares about every single one of his customers therefore for somebody to comment on this board and say they are not going to do anymore buiessness with his company just because he told a few jokes just shows how sad and narrow minded some people can be.

magicart


Joined: 05/10/2008
Posts: 985

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 17:36

LaptaGirl......Steve could have raised the same amount of money without the swearing and would have also saved himself some of the critisism as expressed by some (not all) on this thread.Infact he probably would have raised more money by not swearing and more customers!!.



In my view it was a lack of professionalism.As for being narrow minded the fact that I went to a comedy show (with bad language)speaks for its self.



Sorry if I have offended you in anyway and I hope that Steve continues to raise lots of money for good causes-I was one of the many people buying the tickets even though I thought Steve was out of order.

palacerclass


Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 18:42

Totally agree with magicart plus the smoking !!

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:51

There were three legionnaires walking through the desert under a baking sun. They were fully equipped with enough water for days, and had food aplenty. On the shimmering horizon mirages came and went and came again, visions of swimming pools attended by dusky maidens, stalls full of ice-cream, sorbets, freshly-whipped smoothies of every conceivable flavour. But all to no avail, as the legionnaires did not crack, but kept marching solidly on. Suddenly one of them froze, "Psssst" said he. His companions halted, and strained their eyes to where the first legionnaire was pointing.

"Le voila", said he, "Regardez, mes amis, isn't zat a bacon tree on ze 'orizon?"

And sure enough, there it stood, proud and defiant in the middle of the desert, a true bacon tree. Slowly they crept forward towards the mystery object far off, inch by inch, centimetre by centimetre, until they were within a stone's throw of the bacon tree. Even nearer they crept, and suddenly, a shot rang out, dropping one of the

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:52

Foreign Food

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British.

On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British.

The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British.

The French and Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British.

Conclusion:

Eat & drink what you like. It's speaking English that kills you.

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:53

An expat in Spain goes into a restaurant and orders the house special. The meal is absolutely delicious, so he asks the waiter what it is. "The ball are a bulls testicles", says the waiter, "cooked in a special sauce after the animal has died at the local bull fight." The expat returns to Spain the next year on his holidays and goes to the restaurant to order the fantastic dish again. After he's eaten he asks the waiter why the balls are so small this time. "Well" says the waiter, "sometimes the bull wins

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:54

SAUDI HIGHWAY CODE



1. Never pull into a continuous stream of traffic with your eyes open.

2. Slow vehicles should keep to the middle of the road and weave.

3. Fast vehicles should stay in the slow lane or on the sidewalk.

4. If you are coming from a side road onto the main road, you have the right of way. Do not slow down unless you roll over or hit something.

5. Hand signals should primarily indicate the driver’s mood.

6. Only stop at a red light if the car in front has stopped

7. At a crossroad when turning left, get into the right hand lane.

8. At a crossroad when turning right get into the left-hand lane.

9. If a taxi hits you, you are going too slow.

10. If a police car hits you, you are driving recklessly.

11. If you hit a Saudi it's your fault.

12. If you hit a Korean its his fault.

13. If you hit a Yemeni go to the nearest police station and claim your prize.

14. Do not enter spaces narrower than the width of the car, or a ta

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:55

Abdul: "What do you call a Teesider with an IQ of two?"

Mustaffa: "A f***ing genius"

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:57

It was about a month ago when a Dutchman in Amsterdam felt that he needed to confess, so he went to his Priest.

"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During WWll, I hid a Jewish man in my attic."

"Well," answered the Priest, "That's no a sin."

"But I made him pay me 20 guilder for each week he stayed."

"I admit that wasn't good, but you did it for a good cause."

"Oh thank you Father; that eases my mind. Father, I have one more question."

"What is it son."

"Do I have to tell him the war is over?"

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 19:57

After a long journey in the desert, two Arabs arrive at a small town. The get off their camels and go off in search of a well needed drink of water. They walk into the local market and ask one of the stall holders if they could buy some water "I'm sorry, I have no water but I can sell you some lovely refreshing jelly and custard". "Jelly and custard? No, we want some water, thanks anyway". The two walk to the next stall and ask the stall holder if they can buy some water. Once again they are told that there is no water but they could buy some jelly and custard, again they refuse and go to the next stall. The same thing happens here and at the next five stalls. Eventually the two Arabs give up and decide to make the journey to the next town where they know there is a public well where water is plentiful and free. As they leave the town one Arab turns to the other and says "Don't you find it odd that all of those stalls only sold jelly and custard?" "Yes" replied the other "It was a trif

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 20:05

The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After They got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.



Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says, 'Kemosabe, look towards sky; what

you see?'



The Lone Ranger replies, 'I see millions of stars.'



'What that tell you?' asked Tonto.



The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, 'Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of Galaxies. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past Three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all powerful , And we are small and insignificant.



Meteorologically, it seems we Will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you Tonto?'



'You dumber than buffalo shit.



Someone stole tent.'

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 20:07

Jonny Wilkinson goes into the England changing room before the final to find his team mates looking glum.



“We’re having trouble with our self belief. Don’t forget they beat us 36 – 0 in the first match,” they say.



Wilkinson replies: “Well, the way I’m feeling, I reckon I can beat them myself.”



So Jonny goes out to play South Africa on his own and the rest of the team sulk in the bar.



After a few pints, the game is all but forgotten. “It must be time now, let’s see how Jonny did.” They put the TV back on.



“Result: England 7 (Wilkinson 10 minutes) – South Africa 7 (Habana 79 minutes)”.



They rush back to the Stade de France to congratulate Jonny and prepare for extra time. Wilkinson is sat with his head in his hands.



“I’ve let you down,” he says.



“Don’t be daft, you got a draw against South Africa, all by yourself” says Phil Vickery, the captain.



“No, I haven't,” says Wilkinson, “I got sent off after 12 minutes”.

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 20:08

Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says, "Sam, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?"

Sam says, "Well, I feel just like a new-born baby."

"Really!? Like a baby!?"

"Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet myself.

Harlequin


Joined: 02/10/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
08/12/2008 20:09

A little old man's wife died, he went to the newspaper office to put an obituary in the paper. The assistant told him it was £5 per word, he only had £10 so he was going to put 'Nelly's dead'. The girl took pity on him and told him he could have three words for free, so he put in 'Nelly's dead, Mini for sale!"

sunone


Joined: 02/11/2008
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 09:28

we all had a great night on saturday, the best night we have had in a long time.

not sure why everybody's having a go at the charity guy, guess all he was trying to do was raise money....anyone know how much they raised?



the real comics were first class and they took the time to talk to us after the show.



well done to the organisers, cant wait for the next one, would like to see much more of this type of entertainment.

star66


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 09:24

COMEDY 100, Gordon,



Great comedy night ! I think everything was enjoyable except for the smoke!



The comics were very entertaining...



Nick especially and Sugar sammy too, he was great fun!



Any plans for more shows?



Thanks for a fun night!

Baspinar Bob


Joined: 15/02/2008
Posts: 618

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 09:45

Sunone



1700Ytl was raised from the raffle, agree a great nights comedy,



Bob

sunone


Joined: 02/11/2008
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 10:00

Thanks for that bob, well done to all concerned.



sunone

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
09/12/2008 12:01

We're checking the extractor systems and hope to have them working for the next show.



Otherwise, Mike and I are very pleased with all the positive feedback we're getting regarding this and the summer show. So much so in fact that we're scheduling another comedy show for March 28th. As soon as we know who the acts are we'll let you know.