Are you aware that you have top flight, A lister comedy our doorstep?  The Tommyfield has a magnificent comedy on Thursday (and other) and it’s called Always be Comedy.  We at KR have been frequenting it since it’s inception eight years ago and have seen the likes of Russell Brand, Katherine Ryan, Jimmy Carr and others. A few weeks ago we even saw Harry Hill

The first thing you notice about the ABC crowd is that it feels like you’ve just crashed a reunion of previous  contestants from ‘The Apprentice’. That disquiet can be absolved by a few (not so cheap) bevies.  Your MC and ABC creator is one James Gill, who is on hand to deliver games, anecdotes, foibles and all around mirth. James isn’t the kind of comic who picks on people in the front row, but you might be called upon to take part in a round of golf out of the window or the ‘how posh is your name’ quiz. You might even win a Kinder egg.

The remaining Thursdays are taken up by comics doing one hour sets, consisting usually of new material. This material might then be used on TV, radio or in Edinburgh. If a joke is received by a collective cough it will be classed as ‘Kennington Exclusives’. Late August sees a resumption of usual shorter sets, with great folk like Sara Pascoe.

Always be Comedy tends to sell out, so book some dates here and put them in your little diary.  If you’re anything like us you’ll then forget about until the day before, and then it feels like a little Kinder Egg Christmas present.

The ‘mystery guests’ are usually somebody big, so if you’re short on time watch out for those.

James Gill

The last time I tried to papp a comedian a got dragged onstage and subjected to ritual humiliation. This crap photo of Mr. Hill is therefore explained.