A semi-regular event in London, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (aka ACMS) was set up by some of UK comedy's upcoming stars some years ago as a way of trying out very different comedy from their usual material. As part of this there are permitted heckles (e.g. "we appreciate what you're trying to do" and "I've drawn you a cat" [permissible only if accompanied by a cat drawing]) and the hosts, Thom Tuck and John Luke Roberts, declare each performance as "A failure!" to which the audience responds "A noble failure!".
All in all, it sounds rather fun.
Thom Tuck and John Luke Roberts even give out awards, such as "Best Worst Man", chosen at random by an unwitting audience member.
The night overall was a great laugh, highlights being Tuck and Robert's playful interaction, and Tuck was clearly in a mischievous mood (one of the permitted heckles is "Oh Thom!" - one could see quite easily how that came to be), though what was rather brilliant was how they both slowly exchanged cloths between each performance back-stage.
From a varied mix of acts, the absolute highlight was Joe Lycett dressed in drag (rather convincingly as it turned out) as the character Nigella Farage, a very racist and northern lady who could make an excellent Patagonian Lamb Curry - he did comment that he had probably spent more time on the costume than the material, but the patchy material and characterisation he had was exceptionally funny. The room was in hysterics and I'll never forget it.
I look forward to further ACMS events.
Score: 7/10
Venue: Heroes at The Hive
Date: 27th August
Time: 22:00
Price: £5 or pay what you want at the door
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