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Meet Neil Cole

9 May

© Neil Cole / Dave Brown

The beauty of Booshdom is that it reaches far and wide, though sometimes that reach is so wide that its easy to miss names staring you in the face.

Neil Cole is a new name to The Velvet Onion, but his name has been circling around Booshdom for many years and we thought it was about time you met him, ahead of his latest collaboration.

Neil will be appearing with Rich Fulcher in Rich Fulcher and His Fucked Up Friends, at The Vandella on Thursday 10th May, but this is not his first time on stage with members of The Mighty Boosh.  They worked together in 1998 in Edinburgh when Noel, Julian and Rich were guests on Psycho Vertigo Disco.

Remaining a close friend of the Boosh boys, all these years later, his 2011 Edinburgh show Neil By Mouth was co-directed by none other than Dave Brown, who shot the promotional images for the tour like the one seen here.

Other comedy work includes being a founder member of The Pros From Dover, who he still occasionally performs with.  As well as Richard Glover, he has previously collaborated with the likes of Tom Meeten, Steve Oram, James Bachman, Barunka O’Shaughnessy, Waen Shepherd and The Actor Kevin Eldon, has opened for Russell Brand on tour, and his former comedy partner Tom Hillenbrand appeared in AD/BC.  Truly, a layer of onion worth peeling!

As well as stand up, Neil has wide experience of radio and tv work and has presented many extreme sports programmes, he has even met The Hairy Bikers! In 2009 he interviewed Noel, Dave and Mike at the NME Awards for NME Radio.

There is an interview with Neil at thehumourdor.co.uk where you can find out more about him and his work, and you can also catch up with him on  Facebook, Twitter and on his YouTube channel.  We’ll be speaking to Neil ourselves as soon as we can, so stay peeled – and if you’re off to see him perform with Fulcher this Thursday, tell him t’Onion sent you…

Pros At The Vandella

22 Apr

© Pros From Dover / Phil Whelans

Pros From Dover – the cult sketch trio featuring Richard Glover – take over at The Vandella tomorrow evening, with some very special guests.

Joining Glover, Phil Whelans & Sean Garratt is TVO’s very own Tom Meeten, plus Thomas Nelstrop, Brigitte Aphrodite and comic legend The Actor, Kevin Eldon.

Tickets are still available for the show, which starts at 8pm (6pm doors) over at Ticketweb now – priced just £7.  Get on down to Shepherd’s Bush and have some comedy in your face!

Fright Night Tonight!

13 Apr

© The Forgery Club

There’s still time to grab tickets for tonight’s mega-packed Forgery Club bill at The Udderbelly on London’s Southbank.

This one off event away from the Forgery Club’s new home at The Vandalla is hosted by Pros From Dover – the cult sketch trio featuring TVO regular Richard Glover.   They will be joined by Hot Brew, Steve Oram and Rachel Stubbings, alongside Luke McQueen, Jamie Glassman, Spencer Jones, Moonfish Rhumba, The Real MacGuffins, McNeil & Pamphilon and Nathaniel Tapley.

The Fright Night starts at 10:45pm and tickets, which usually start at £15 can be bought on the cheap for just £10 by calling: 0844 545 8252 and give the code word ‘Bobpipe’.

Get on down there if you can!

Fright Night With The Forgery Club!

23 Feb

© The Forgery Club

A sprinkling of TVO favourites are set to take over the Udderbelly on London’s Southbank as part of a special Forgery Club event.

Hosted by Pros From Dover, who of course feature TVO regular Richard Glover, the event on Friday 13th April will see the likes of Hot Brew, Steve Oram and Rachel Stubbings on the bill alongside Luke McQueen, Jamie Glassman, Spencer Jones, Moonfish Rhumba, The Real MacGuffins, McNeil & Pamphilon and Nathaniel Tapley.

This bumper Forgery Club begins at 10:45pm, and tickets start at £15 (£14 cons).  They can be bought via the Southbank Centre website – and more details on all forthcoming Forgery Club events can be found on their swanky new website!

December in the Booshniverse

30 Nov
December is looking good for everyone in need of some entertainment in these dark winter times. Scratch your comedy itch, see a feature film or download some music – there’s something for everyone.
The various Booshniverse acts will be keeping themselves busy over the coming month so let us remind you of what December holds in store!

Out now

Rich Fulcher, Stuart Lee,  Kevin Eldon and  Julia Davis are all involved in the family feature film Arthur Christmas. This flurry of Booshniverse artists voice some of the characters in the film. You can read more about this 3D animated film and see the trailer here.

Mongrels actress Lucy Montgomery is a part of the musical Company which is showing at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Company runs from November 30th to January 7th 2012 and tells the story about a single man facing his 35th birthday and who seemingly has it all… but the question is – is he really happy? Click here if you want to know more about this musical.

© www.evoarts.org.uk

December 1st

The first of December fittingly brings us Joey Page‘s first solo theatre show at the Etcetera Theatre in London! After a successful appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, the young comedian will take the stage together with his comedic partner Sam Ashurst. Page will dazzle the audience with his show titled Sparklehorse Superbrain. This is one show you simply cannot miss so grab your tickets now!

December 3rd

Colin Hoult will be hosting an evening of comedy at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston. On stage, you will find superb comedians such as Adam Riches, Henning Wehn, Miles Jupp, Pat Cagull and Cariad Lloyd. More information about this show and ticket links can be found at our earlier post.

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Soho Later This Weekend!

16 Nov

© Soho Theatre

There will be two (not one but two!) Booshniverse artists performing at the Soho Theatre on Saturday night.  Soho Later is hosted by comic Sarah Kendall (JackalFilms) and features comedy, cabaret acts and special guest stars.

This week’s show includes Pros from Dover featuring Richard Glover. In fact both Glover and Kendall have a JackalFilms connection as they’ve both appeared one of the 2010 films by Jacqueline Wright and Alice Lowe.  Glover was in Pebbles and Kendall appeared in My Old Baby.

The show starts at 11.30pm and takes place in the theatre’s downstair’s venue, described as “20s Berlin meets 50s New York meets 21st Century Soho.” Ooh! For more information and to book tickets click here.

The Forgery Club Christmas Get Together

7 Nov

© The Forgery Club

Last month saw the demise of The Forgery Club at the Albany: the immensely popular, regular club night which often played host to TVO friends and favourites.

But, like James Bond, The Forgery Club was always going to return – and whilst a new permanent home is sourced, it is set to takeover another favourite home for TVO funny-people,  The Leicester Square Theatre, on December 3rd.

The Forgery Club Christmas Get Together will be hosted by sketch-trio Pros From Dover - featuring Sean Garratt, Phil Whelans and our very own Richard Glover.

Other acts confirmed so far are Louie Bayliss, Thom Nelstop, Tom Webb, Spencer Jones, Jamie Glassman, Flange Krammer: Alpine Skiing Sensation and, performing a special Christmas song, Mae Martin & Horse.

With more acts set to be announced very soon, we recommend keeping your eye on the event’s Facebook page to find out the latest news first.  Tickets, priced £8 (£6 con.) are available now from The Leicester Square Theatre website.

Forgery Club @ The Movies

5 Sep

© The Forgery Club

A bevvy of TVO faces are to appear at a very special Forgery Club event in London later this month.

Entitled Forgery Club @The Movies, the latest concoction from the mighty Bob Pipe and the team promises  jam-packed night of movie related sketches, characters and fun, featuring some of the finest performers in the business.

These include The Real MacGuffins, Nathan Dean Williams, Spencer Jones, Nathaniel Tapley, Jamie Glassman and Steve Pretty, plus a number of our own favourites.

Gareth Tunley will be teaming up with Alex Kirk to appear as The Scott Brothers, whilst Richard Sandling (who you may recognise from The Forgotten Picture Show, Burge & Way and Perfect Movie) will also be on the bill.

And that’s not all – with the ever enjoyable Colin Hoult and sketch-trio Pros From Dover (featuring the wonderful Richard Glover alongside former Brasseye guest-star Phil Whelans and Sean Garrett) set to make appearances too, making this a real night to remember.

As per usual, The Forgery Club will take place at The Albany on Portland Street – this time on Friday 16th September from 7:30pm till late.  Tickets are available at the venue for just £6 (£5 cons.) – for more details, visit the event’s Facebook Page - and you can check out our review of the Hot Brew takeover of The Forgery Club earlier this year right here.

Pros From Dover: Their Finest Hour

26 May

The Velvet Onion has learned of an intriguing showcase featuring the familiar faces that make up sketch troupe Pros From Dover next month at the Leicester Square Theatre.

© Pros From Dover / Phil Whelans

The comedic trio features TVO’s very own Richard Glover (The Mighty Boosh, Lifespam, Wunderland etc) alongside a man with a ridiculously impressive cv – Phil Whelans.  Phil’s credits include appearances in Brasseye, and writing for shows as varied as Armstrong & Miller, The 11 O’Clock Show and The Basil Brush Show!  He’s also the bassist in Bill Bailey’s Beergut 100 band alongside Kevin Eldon & former Boosh guest-star Martin Treneman.  He’s also written for award winning radio shows, and has just been given his own Radio 4 series – and that’s just the start of his talents!

Rounding off the trio with relative newcomer Sean Garrett, Pros From Dover have hosted a regular club night at The Albany on Great Portland Street, which has featured a whole bevy of our favourite names, including Rich Fulcher, Steve Oram, Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, James Bachman, Colin Hoult, Stephen Evans, Waen Shepherd, Adam Buxton and Katy Brand!  Quite simply – it’s a surprise we haven’t noticed them sooner!

Now they are to appear at the Leicester Square Theatre showcasing some of their finest material from their 2008 & 2010 Edinburgh shows on June 16th & 17th.  Critically acclaimed and a smash hit with audiences, these shows are guaranteed to be worth catching whilst you can.  Tickets are available now, priced just £8 (£6 concessions), via the Leicester Square box office.

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