Johnny Vegas (4 Viewers)
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Sky_Blue_Daz
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I think tickets are between £29 and £45 but I might be wrong
Houchens Head
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Bumped into Johnny Vegas in a Sainsbury's till queue in Muswell Hill a few years ago. Apparently, he just lived round the corner and was a regular shopper there.
Otis
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Dies it? Ahh. Might give them a look then. No, no been.
Otis
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Yeah, thanks, Houch. That's definitely convinced me to go and get tickets now.
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Deleted member 5849
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Never heard of him.
rob9872
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Did anyone else open this thinking he might have been dead?
Anyhow, back on topic, not really a fan, never found him particularly funny on panel shows, tries a bit too hard to be 'out there'. Not seen his stand up so can't comment, but always thought he'd make a great contestant on Taskmaster!
Anyhow, back on topic, not really a fan, never found him particularly funny on panel shows, tries a bit too hard to be 'out there'. Not seen his stand up so can't comment, but always thought he'd make a great contestant on Taskmaster!
Houchens Head
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Well, you did ask if anyone had seen him live! :emoji_laughing:
LastGarrison
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Saw this, this morning and have to say I quite fancy it!
Not been to the Rialto yet but have got tickets for a night with Frank Bruno there in May so will let you know.
Not been to the Rialto yet but have got tickets for a night with Frank Bruno there in May so will let you know.
JamesPennyCov
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Hi Nick
Forgive the delay in replying on here - I'm the Head of Programming at the Rialto. The Sean Lock event was our first ever Comedy show here; and you're completely right it wasn't set up correctly. Since then we've ran shows with Paul Smith and Russell Kane (And then the pandemic hit!) and our comedy is now theatre style seated, rather than table service which was trialled and failed for Comedy.
Please, do give us a try again - we've a few exciting events coming up and the calendar is only going to get better! We've also just had some work done on the building so its completely new to all customers
skybluesam66
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the Johnny vegas is now next year though!
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Was he?
JamesPennyCov
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In the process of this now - we had to wait until it was completely clear before investing in that! hahaUpdate the signs outside, only so much of Bez I can see
shmmeee
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Always drive past the Rialto and think I might give it a go, but whatever is on never seems quite good enough quality. £39+ to see a B list comic from 20 years ago seems a bit much!
Whenever I go and see current comedy acts at the Arts Centre it’s about £20-30. What am I missing?
Whenever I go and see current comedy acts at the Arts Centre it’s about £20-30. What am I missing?
JamesPennyCov
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Very valid point - and something we try and combat. At the Arts Centre, they're going in on ticket splits and touring shows - here we have to guarantee them a fee, and to do that we have to ensure the costs are covered on a B/E point.
That being said, we have reviewed our comedy, and we're going to be aiming for the more affordable side of the coin from a customer POV. We're launching nights in the next couple of months ranging between £25 and £35 a ticket.
It's also worth noting for the Arts Centre nights, you're getting 1 comedian and maybe a support act. We've tried to aim it similar to a Live at the Apollo style - 1 host, 2 warm up acts and then the main act. All doing 30-40 mins of material across the show - nearly 3 hours of comedy.
shmmeee
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Interesting, thanks. Yeah I assumed they were getting a better deal. And three hours of comedy does sound good for the money TBF. Still not going to watch Johnny Vegas but I’ll keep an eye out.
JamesPennyCov
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We've got loads coming up - Just announced Simon Brodkins tour, We have Chris Ramsey, Russell Kane, Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford and Johnny all confirmed. We've got nights booked in for August, October, November and December this year which will be announced ASAP - and also Paul Smith coming back. Slowly becoming a hub for comedy!
LastGarrison
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Are you having Bruno back?
As an aside if anyone hasn’t seen Paul Smith before then check him out!
Went and saw him at the Hot Water Comedy Club and he was class, although admittedly won’t be to everyone’s taste!
As an aside if anyone hasn’t seen Paul Smith before then check him out!
Went and saw him at the Hot Water Comedy Club and he was class, although admittedly won’t be to everyone’s taste!
JamesPennyCov
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Bruno was an external promoter who had to cancel due to COVID unfortunately, did you get your refund?
We're planning a few sporting nights over the next year or so. Of course, any suggestions are always welcome - serious ones only though - and we will see what we can do!
rob9872
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Not seen it yet, we've nearly finished Breaking Bad about 5 years behind everyone else, then we want to start Line of Duty all over again to see if it makes more sense and possibly then fit TM in sometime before we start on the new series of Peaky Blinders and Money Heist later this year. I used to tell everyone I never watched TV apart from sport, but turning into more of a couch potato by the day!
You'll never keep the kid's attention for more than an hour,just ask that Real Madrid supremo.
Skybluemichael
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Thought this was going to be about how Ben Wilson sounded a little like Jonny Vegas last night