The show that sold out and brought the house down at the Sydney Opera House comes to the Frontline Club. A lighthearted look at foreign aid and who it helps, from the South Park/Brass Eye comedy writer Jane Bussmann.
Her savagely critical and funny book about aid and the international response to the Lords Resistance Army, The Worst Date Ever, was The Sunday Times Pick of the Week, Evening Standard Pick of the Year, and her Edinburgh show ‘Bussmann’s Holiday’ sold out at the Frontline Club so early booking is advised.
]]>The show that sold out and brought the house down at the Sydney Opera House comes to the Frontline Club. A lighthearted look at foreign aid and who it helps, from the South Park/Brass Eye comedy writer Jane Bussmann.
Her savagely critical and funny book about aid and the international response to the Lords Resistance Army, The Worst Date Ever, was The Sunday Times Pick of the Week, Evening Standard Pick of the Year, and her Edinburgh show ‘Bussmann’s Holiday’ sold out at the Frontline Club so early booking is advised.
]]>Grab the inside scoop as red-top renegade Rich Peppiatt delivers a merciless dissection of his former trade, testing the public’s right to know to its side-splitting extremity.
Following his sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre, Peppiatt is taking his controversial assault on the Street of Shame’s finest out on tour – taking on the tabloid bully boys themselves and leaving the likes of Kelvin MacKenzie exposed in more ways than one.
Join Peppiatt as he hilariously plots a path to redemption – save one final rampage through Fleet Street’s gutters.
Peppiatt has appeared twice before the Leveson Inquiry, his searing testimonies making headlines around the world. Since his hilariously withering resignation letter to Daily Star proprietor Richard Desmond became a viral sensation last year, Peppiatt’s brutal honesty has made him a regular tabloid commentator on TV and radio.
‘Breathtaking… Fleet street’s very own angel of vengeance.’ Guardian
‘Scabrous and highly entertaining… a demolition job with jokes.’ Independent
‘Devilishly devious.’ Scotsman
‘Peppiatt has charm, wit and an ear for comedy – and, jokes apart, this is an important show.’ The Telegraph
‘Ouch! Brilliantly vicious poetic justice.’ Steve Coogan
‘Hilarious, brave and strangely arousing.’ Hugh Grant
‘A Judas.’ Daily Star
Age Guidance 16+
Some adult content.
There will be short stories capturing the essence of big issues; films showing life in other parts of the world under difficult or extraordinary circumstances; and stories focusing on one particular remarkable event or person.
Karama Has No Walls
Through the lenses of two cameramen and the accounts of two fathers, Karama Has No Walls retells the story of the people behind the statistics and news reports of the events that took place on the Friday of Dignity during the Yemeni revolution.
Directed by Sara Ishaq
Duration: 27′
Year: 2012
Prayers for Peace (USA)
Director Dustin Grella takes us on an introspective journey through the heart and soul of his brother’s death by an IED outside of Fallujah, the artist finds memory indelible as well as fleeting.
Director: Dustin Grella
Duration: 7′
Year: 2009
Leonids Story (Germany/Ukraine)
This magically animated film combines drawing, photography and documentary video to capture the surreal emotions of the too-real tragedy: Chernobyl1986. The events are told through a Soviet family whose search for a modest paradise is swept into an immense disaster.
Directed by Tetyana Chernyavska and Rainer Ludwigs
Duration: 19′
Year: 2011
Returns (PL)
On 10 April 2010, one of the most important dates in modern Polish history, 96 people, including the Polish president and government representatives died in a;plane crash near Smolensk. They were on their way to Russia to participate in a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, the mass murder of Polish officers carried out by the NKVD. Returns shows the preparations for the commemoration ceremony, resulting in a film as surreal as the events themselves.
Directed by Krzystof Kadlubowski
Duration: 7′
Year: 2010
Lullaby (Russia)
A couple of homeless men lay sleeping on the floor of a bank vestibule. If you want to use the ATM, you’ll have to step right over them or find somewhere else. Kossakovsky captures the economic crisis in a single image.
Director: Victor Kossakovsky
Duration: 3′
Year: 2012
Uravel (India/UK)
Unravel follows the Western worlds least wanted clothes, on a journey across Northern India. With limited exposure to western culture, workers construct a picture of the West, using their imagination and the rumours that travel with the cast-offs.
Directed by Meghna Gupta
Duration: 14′
Year: 2012
Each edition of Shorts at the Frontline Club we invite someone closely involved in the London Documentary scene. This time the Doc Heads team will join us.
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‘Don’t be fooled by her innocent looks, she packs a deceptively powerful punch’ – EVENING STANDARD
“A slick, entertaining performer with an eye for the ridiculous” – CHORTLE
Stand-up comedy will feature, Swedish funnyman Tobias Persson (pictured), Steve Parry, one of the finest political joke-smiths in the UK. While the “wonderful and funny” (Time Out) Hils Barker brings her distinctive wry brand of wit and charm to the Club.
The evening will also showcase the Best of the London New Act circuit, the charming and slick Canadian Ryan Cull and Brits Andrea Hubert, Lindsay Sharman and Tez Ilyas.
MC: Peyvand Khorsandi
Punchlines is pleased to support The Frontline Fixers’ Fund.
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Door's open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Please arrive early to ensure seats.
]]>PAUL CHOWDHRY is one of Britain’s top stand-up comedy talents. He headlined the recent Channel 4 series STAND UP FOR THE WEEK and in May will perform at the O2 Arena alongside comedy legends Jo Brand, Lee Evans and Michael McIntyre.
Described as “outrageously funny” by Metro and “gorgeously talented” by Time Out, JEN BRISTER is a veteran of the comedy circuit and a master of self-deprecating charm. She joins us fresh from a successful run at the Adelaide festival.
“Hugely likeable” according to Time Out, SUZI RUFFELL brings an infectious energy and confidence to her jokes, which in a very short time have established her as rising star.
DAPHNA BARAM comes to stand-up from a background in law and journalism which she mines to hilarious effect.
DAVID MILLS is Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2011 and something of a comedy auteur with punchlines that are as sharp and chic as his fashion sense.
The evening will also features spots from new acts CHRIS BROSHANAN and DAVID GREEN.
MC: PEYVAND KHORSANDI.
Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Please arrive early to ensure seats.
]]>A crowd gathered at the Frontline Club last night for a humour-filled evening hosted by comedian Katerina Vrana, who stood alongside jesting journalist Miss D (Daphna Baram) and Peyvand Khorsandi.
In an exclusive preview of the stand-up show Frenemies, controversy and laughter were coupled throughout.
With an Israeli Miss D and an Iranian Khorsandi, the onus was clearly on Vrana, to maintain a civil, friendly and politically-correct atmosphere. Clearly, though, this was not a possibility or her objective.
As politicians bang the drums of war, Israeli comedian Miss D (journalist Daphna Baram) and Iranian-born Peyvand Khorsandi find common ground in their new, clear, if not so enriched forties. Hosted by Katerina Vrana.
Door's open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.
]]>As politicians bang the drums of war, Israeli comedian Miss D (journalist Daphna Baram) and Iranian-born Peyvand Khorsandi find common ground in their new, clear, if not so enriched forties. Hosted by Katerina Vrana.
Door's open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.
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