Variety is the order of the day at Tiverton’s Comedy Hall on May 7. But certainly not in the musical hall sense.
Compere for the evening is late-night TV host and comedienne JoJo Smith. She has been described as more blue than Jo Brand by the Independent, but neither Brand nor Smith have to rely on bad-taste jokes about sex. They craft humour from life and while Smith can be raucous she’s also sharp and witty in a traditional British sense.
A dame of British comedy she has seen-off three generations of wannabes, written and starred in 40 episodes of Funny Business on ITV, interviewing the best in the business from Lee Evans, Victoria Wood and Craig Charles to stars of The Fast Show and Carry On films.
During the last Comic Relief she made history by becoming one of the first stand-ups to perform on the internet and is now apparently massive in Romania! And she has just finished filming a charity edition of Deal Or No Deal alongside Jimmy Carr.
Opening act is literally a giant of comedy. Standing at 6’7″ Luke Benson makes the most of his height both in his jokes and stage presence. Wih 5 years of stand-up behind him he has been awarded the epithet of “Top 10 Comics to watch in 2011” by London is Funny. Here in 2012 he’ll complete a short run of gigs in Devon at Comedy Hall. The Sunday Times say of Benson:
“A quirky observational set that earns him lots of applause…He looks the part, he’s got the talent, and it’s easy to imagine him on the telly.”
Headline act Henning Wehn is riding on a wave of popularity, with a string of sold-out gigs in April and May and a current Radio 4 series all of his own. The self-proclaimed German Comedy Ambassador to The United Kingdom, Wehn delivers a deadpan view of English life against the backdrop of German superiority.
His “beautifully crafted diatribes” (Time Out) are delivered with a beautifully timed German passion and his material covers topics from football to what the Germans think of our beloved ‘Allo ‘Allo series, to why humour is overrated and stand-up comedy pointless.
The Guardian asked, “Who said Germans have no sense of humour? Gloriously unreconstructed comedy.” He is a man at his peak and is sure to make sure Comedy Hall sells quickly.
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