Just a warning to all you up and coming comics out there. You don't want to be tarred with this brush.
I attended the last night arranged by these "comedians" at the Victoria Gardens in Sunderland. It was advertised as an open mike, but it appeared that all the acts had been booked in advance. Just another thing that the promotor Craig Chapman doesn't know about comedy. Some jokes of his own for instance.
The night was a complete disaster. Craig Chapman blamed this on the weather would you believe.
There was no admission charge, but I still feel I was ripped off. If I had paid for this trash I would have been demanding my money back. The first act was a young lad from newcastle, obviously inexperienced but did show some promise even if he had seen too much Michael Macintyrre. It just showed up the inexperience of the promotor that he would allow this chap to go on first. It was all downhill after that. Badly prepared, unrehearsed and just plainly unfunny.
But let's discuss the compere.Craig Chapman Not funny, stolen jokes about smelly Pakis and starving baby niggers. Is this really what comedy has become? Have we returned full circle and gone back to 1973 Life on Mars style?
The January gig has been cancelled. I suspect the venue has pulled the gig because of the racist, bigotted tripe this facist idiot Craig Chapman is spouting as part of his act.
My suggestion is you give these promotors a wide berth as there are some anti racist organisations taking some interest and there may well be disruption at future events they put on.
