January 4th 1642 – King Charles I sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. This week's "Hot Ticket" according to the New Statesman. Must be a quiet week.January 4th 1903 – Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant to make a point. January 4th 2012 – Bright Club Edinburgh arrives at a proper comedy venue. Our comedic academics are: Robbie Cooper - Faces are his sphere Gemma Flynn - Funny in theory Pete Gwynne - Under stress conditions Callum Hill - Unsustainably funny Yali Huang - A fantastic tail Callum Johnston - Brain t'humourist With, as usual, a hilarious compere and interval act. (Some of you will have seen Pete G and Callum J perform at #3.0 ...they return with modified joke data) Show starts at 8pm Tickets £5 - on the door and available in advance from The Stand http://www.thestand.co.uk/ |