ADC Theatre, Cambridge /15th - 19th January / £4/5 Tue-Thur, £5/6 Fri-Sat
Alcock got all of their favourite friends to come to the ADC for one week, and by jingo it was a good week... Below are details about each of the nights and the groups who performed.
The reviews were fantastic, and an amazing time was had by all, even if a little too much of Tom's underwear was revealed on Friday night...
| Tuesday (15/1/2008) | Alcock Improv | Cambridge university's freshest and funniest. Come and laugh along at the home team! | "The Footlights should watch their back" **** Varsity Michaelmas 2007 |
| Wednesday (16/1/2008) | The Institute | The home improv group of the famous Canal Café in London, you may have seen these guys in the final of the Make-a-Wish Foundation's Theatresports league. They're going to be taking on Alcock Improv in a competitive game of improv. What's that like? A cross between WWF wrestling and improv. So be there. | "Funny, intelligent improv...outstanding, talented cast" Fringe Report But they couldn't actually make it on the night due to a signal failure on the train! So Alcock Improv did a set instead... |
| Thursday (17/1/2008) | The Oxford Imps | Boo, hiss and generally shout abuse at the team from "the other place". Or, alternatively, laugh your socks off with some of the greatest improvisers Alcock have ever seen. And if you watch closely, you might recognise a few faces from Alcock in their line-up... | "The best improvised comedy that I have ever had the pleasure to witness" ***** - Three Weeks August 07 |
| Friday (14/6/2008) | Pappy's Fun Club | if.comedy award nominees. Recently on Radio 1 and BBC3. A breath of fresh air in the world of sketch comedy (if you can even call it that), Pappy's Fun Club are the new big thing. Miss them at your peril. | "Extraordinarily fresh and funny" Dominic Maxwell, The Times |
| Saturday (19/1/2008) | Scratch Impro | Finish off your weekend with some simply stunning improv comedy. Regulars at the Edinburgh Fringe, and called on not too long ago to performed at the Brit Awards. Regulars at 'The Funny Side' in London, Chortle's 'Best Comedy Club 2007'. | "Side splittingly funny" The Guardian |
