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Monkey Business Comedy Club
Proudly Presents

CELLIST VOCALIST COMEDIENNE

KATE SHORTT.

Kate Shortt is a freelance cellist, pianist vocalist comedienne. Her work takesher through varying genres including Portuegese fado, Classical, Jazz, Theatre, Rock and Contemporary. Past work with pop artists include Gary Kemp of Spandeau Ballet, Take That and Simon Le Bon. She is also known on the free improvisation scene. Kate performs her unique one woman sit-down comedy show with cello, keyboard, and more with original songs of life observations, impressions and topics ranging from Jewish cats to love and Bach. Really gets the blood racing!â22 â22 Brighton Magazine. Festivals include Mardis Gras for Classic FM radio/Edinburgh/Covent Garden and Austria.â22...she twists the dials of our genre sensitive mind, hopping from station to station like a pre â22 digital radio sliding in and out of wave bandsâ2¦â22 Alban Low â22 The Art Of Jazzâ22â2¦Wild cellist and pianist with wide ranging vocalsâ2¦â22 â22 The Stage â22â2¦Stomach achingly funnyâ2¦â22 Fleece Jazz new
?? A remarkable Cellist?? John Fordham (The Guardian)
?? Wild cellist with wide ranging vocals?? ? The stage
?? Very funny polished act and a wonderful elastic face?? ? London Live Radio
??Emotionally rich songs, thoughtful harmonies, and heartfelt reflections on life? (M.U. Magazine)
?? A remarkable Cellist?? John Fordham (The Guardian)
?? Wild cellist with wide ranging vocals?? ? The stage
?? Very funny polished act and a wonderful elastic face?? ? London Live Radio

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champion of left wing politics TV personality and comedian
Award-winning

KATE SMURTHWAITE

She performs all over the UK and around the world at major clubs She also writes and tours an annual solo show of highbrow left wing comedy under the name The News At Kate which has been a feature of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2009. In 2013 she won a Three Week's Editor's Choice Award naming her one of the ten best things about the Edinburgh Fringe!Kate is often a guest on news and debate shows and is well known for her forthright opinions and campaigning work. Appearances include the BBC's flagship political debate show Question Time as well as BBC 1's The Big Questions, BBC Breakfast, BBC News 24, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News, ITV News, ITV This Morning, Sky News, BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show, BBC 5live, BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 The Moral Maze. In 2012 Radio 4's Four Thought series included a 15-minute program written and performed entirely by Kate about sexist humour and sexism in comedy. One clip of her setting the world to rights even went super-viral under the name "Athiest B!tchslap".She also writes for publications from Cosmopolitan to both the Guardian and the Independent and is the Vice Chair and Media Spokesperson for campaign group Abortion Rights UK.Kate is a writer for the BBC Three political comedy show The Revolution Will Be Televised and the UK's leading political satire show Have I Got News For You?

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Award-Winning

PRESIDENT OBONJO

of Lafta Republic


"President Obonjo the Idi Amin of St Albans is a strong comic premise. President Obonjo is a great comic construct with lots of seized opportunities for playing the cliches" - Steve Bennett, Chortle

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funny Irish stand up

JACK HESTER

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MC MARTIN BESSERMAN

Doors 7.00 pm Showtime 8.00 pm

Please note six people maximum from two households only

SPECIAL OFFER

adv tickets only £15.00 / Students NHS £12.00

Special meal deal Any fire oven pizza or pasta + side dish only £10.00

served from 6.30pm

Drinks at normal pub prices /Happy Happy before 8pm

For info Tel 07932 338203

Please note that we are following / social distancing / guidelines

Table seating / Table service /One way system

If for any reason we are unable to go ahead We will give a full refund

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43 Chalk Farm Road,

Camden Town,

Greater London,

England,

NW1 8AJ.