YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Comedy Film
Today in London: Friday 2 November 2012
By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 26 October 2012
So we may be several days shy of Bonfire Night, but November’s first Friday is nevertheless a sparkling affair. The Natural History Museum’s Ice Rink opens to pre-Christmas skaters, whilst parks in Brockwell, Streatham, Fulham and Kingston are hosting aerial pyrotechnics, rockets and whizzbangs galore. No damp squibs amid tonight’s comedy and film choices, either…
TODAY’S COMEDY CHOICES
Bush Hall Presents… Reginald D Hunter, Bush Hall, 2 Nov (pictured)
A unfeasibly great night of comedy featuring the ingenious Reginald D Hunter, ‘Talking Cock’ Richard Herring, TW’s favourite surrealist Simon Munnery and dour Scandi stand-up Daniel Simonsen. Bookings here.
Comedy Carnival Leicester Square, Metra Club, 2 Nov
Comedy Carnival tends to make a real occasion of each and ever Friday night without fail, and this evening is no exception, promising after-dinner belly laughs via TV comic Ben Norris, alt-magician Pete Firman, and Australian MC Pete Jonas. Pre-book tickets and/or reserve a table here.
Jongleurs Presents… Cole Parker, Tom Price, Sean Meo & Markus Birdman, Jongleurs Piccadilly, 2-3 Nov
Jongleurs conjures up a respectable weekend comedy prospect, as TV host Cole Parker shares a four-way roster with Morrissey-approved comic Tom Price, ex-snooker pro Sean Meo and observational jokesmith Markus Birdman. All relevant details here.
TODAY’S FILM CHOICES
Seven Deadly Sins, Barbican, 2 Nov-9 Dec
It’s a baptism of fire and brimstone for the Barbican’s two new hi-tech cinema screens, as a collective of cardinal film celebs are asked to choose a movie to match each of the Seven Deadly Sins. For instance while Sam Taylor-Wood will represent ‘envy’ via ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’, Kazuo Ishiguro illustrates ‘pride’ in ‘La Silence De La Mer’ and Richard Ayoade conveys ‘sloth’ in ‘The Graduate’. Nick Broomfield, Vivienne Westwood, Andrea Arnold, Mike Leigh and Stephen Frears are also billed to appear ‘in conversation’ at a series of events inaugurating the Barb’s new ‘Step Into The Dark’ season. Seven Deadly details via this page.
Seven Deadly Sins, Barbican, 2 Nov-9 Dec
It’s a baptism of fire and brimstone for the Barbican’s two new hi-tech cinema screens, as a collective of cardinal film celebs are asked to choose a movie to match each of the Seven Deadly Sins. For instance while Sam Taylor-Wood will represent ‘envy’ via ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’, Kazuo Ishiguro illustrates ‘pride’ in ‘La Silence De La Mer’ and Richard Ayoade conveys ‘sloth’ in ‘The Graduate’. Nick Broomfield, Vivienne Westwood, Andrea Arnold, Mike Leigh and Stephen Frears are also billed to appear ‘in conversation’ at a series of events inaugurating the Barb’s new ‘Step Into The Dark’ season. Seven Deadly details via this page.
