Ian Stewart Blog

This was a welcome day off, as Sharon & I went to see one of our favourite comedians at the moment, Frankie Boyle, he of Mock the Week fame, and what a gret night it was. We arrived at the Cliffs Pavillion at 7pm, about an hour before the show was to begin, and the car park was quite empty, so managed to get a space near the door, then when I opened the door, I new why the car park was empty, the wind was so strong, that I struggled to open the door, and even my 18st was almost blown over. The short walk into the theatre was an experiance.

We managed to get our drinks, which sometimes can be difficult there, and sat and waited for the show to begin, and it did, bang on 8pm sharp, with the support act Martin Bigpig, an act I had heard of but never seen, and his near the mark interaction with the audience was I think this was to prepare you for what was about to come from Mr Boyle, This was a very short set about 20 minutes, with an interval.

Then the main show started, and it is true what the support act says watching Frankie Boyle perform stand up, is like drinking 10 pints of Guiness, eventually you are going to see some dark shit! and boy did we, he took us to places you never dreamed existed, but in my opinion that is one of the jobs of comedians, to push the boudaries.

If you get the chance to see this show I can reccomend it, only if you are not easily offended though