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to go to a comedy night on my own?

25 replies

Pattertwig · 25/05/2010 23:33

I want to see Shappi Khoursandi (sp)

She is doing a set locally next week... I want to go - I can even afford the tickets!!

But would it be social suicide to go alone?

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LovelyDear · 25/05/2010 23:38

YANBU. i recently went to see something funny on my own. i even sat in the front row. i can vouch for feeling tremendously cool and intriguing. i did wonder what the person next to me thought about me cackling away on my own but then i thought sod it, who cares.

LetThereBeRock · 25/05/2010 23:46

It's fine. I reguarly go to events alone.

You're an adult. Caring about what others think is playground stuff.

Go and enjoy.

fireupthequattro · 25/05/2010 23:48

YANBU but I understand what you mean. Does she heckle the crowd? That may be embarrassing if you get picked on....

I'd go and enjoy it.

BritFish · 25/05/2010 23:50

do it. go alone, she's good enough that you'll be laughing too much to care. have a glass of wine and a chat to the person next to you, then come back and tell us what a brilliant time you had!

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Pattertwig · 25/05/2010 23:52

I don't think she does...

she's on with 2 others throughout the night, so I wonder if she'll even be on long or not

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Kathyjelly · 26/05/2010 07:25

Go, definitely.

Floopy21 · 26/05/2010 11:24

Just don't sit in the front.

mayorquimby · 26/05/2010 15:08

yabu to go to shappi koursandi (sp) but apart from that nothing wrong with going to a comedian or gig you want to see on your own if no one else is willing to go.

QueenOfToast · 26/05/2010 16:47

YANBU to go somewhere on your own. I recently went to a Scouting for Girls concert on my own. I had had a really bad day at work that day and I think I enjoyed it significantly more because I didn't have to chat with anyone before and after.

Go and enjoy yourself.

heverhoney1 · 26/05/2010 16:55

is it a big venue or a comedy club?

mosschops30 · 26/05/2010 16:57

I went to see Rhod Gilbert recently and there was a woman on her own in the front row who just took shit off him all night.
It started with him talking about the Daily Telegraph, and she said she was a reader, then ended up with him saying 'er are you on your own' and she said 'yes' and hundreds of people went 'aaaawwwwww' I cudda died.

As long as youre far enough back you'll be fine

pissovski · 26/05/2010 17:33

i am going to see John Barrowman on my own later ths year, went alone to a local theatre to see a musical recently and know someone who went to see Bon Jovi alone a few years ago.

If you want to do it, do and sod what anyone else thinks!! I love going to gigs with friends but think i am probably bad company as i kinda get the blinkers on when watching

TheCappster · 26/05/2010 17:37

I went to see Michael McIntyre on my own last year as there was only one ticket left

twas fun

bambipie · 26/05/2010 17:42

I have been to several comedy things on myown , fun and strangely liberating.

Once accidently went to a naked dance version of midsummer night's dream, which was a bit and i didn't stay till the end. Wish I'd read the description properly!

BitOfFun · 26/05/2010 17:46

It's a total pain in the arse when you think you are going to see a naked dance version of Twelfth Night and it turns out to be Midsummer Night's Dream, isn't it? That one has caught me out before too.

shimmerysilverglitter · 26/05/2010 17:48

I do everything by myself, cinema, eating out, not pubs because I don't drink but I used to when I did. Going to New York for my birthday alone next year, if someone asks if they can come then fine but I won't enjoy it less because I am alone.

thesecondcoming · 26/05/2010 18:24

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shimmerysilverglitter · 26/05/2010 19:31

I always think John Barrowman's brand of "entertainment" has been created specially for us Brits. The Yanks wouldn't give him a show or a record deal so he thought he would try us out and yup, we fell for it. I always imagine him to be laughing up his sleeve at our low entertainment standards as the money pours in from his cheesy cd sales.

thesecondcoming · 26/05/2010 20:00

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shimmerysilverglitter · 26/05/2010 20:02

Yes, trying so hard to be risque but really just being sleazy.

pissovski · 26/05/2010 22:06

I've no idea why i like him i just do!! probably helps that i love my showtunes! He's fab when he sits in on Elaine Paige's R2 prog and read his autobiography he just comes across well.

The going alone thing really came about because their was only one seat left in the stalls at the venue i wanted. The ticket is my birthday pressie from dh and has made me very happy!

i have the attitude of if i want to see it, i'm gonna go! Have spent far too long thinking 'next time' and have missed stuff i would have really enjoyed because of that. I have very varied (weird!) music tastes and have seen Bon Jovi x2, Elton John, Razorlight, Boyzone x2, Michael Ball, Nickelback as well as various others and am seeing Greenday in a few weeks!! So JB is another one on the list!

alipenguin · 26/05/2010 23:06

Go for it and get really glammed up. Make people wonder who you are! This works especially well if you practice the royal wave and randomly wave at strangers in the crowd.

strawberrycake · 26/05/2010 23:21

I've seen her live, AWFUL. It was a fairly rough part of east london, she was unprepared and offensive rather than funny. She rotated round the auidence singling people out and making jokes about colour constantly, especially one black bloke who she homed in on. She was reading notes and too arrogant to care she raised no laughs. She does love picking on the auidence and trying to make them squirm with race-related comments. Trying to act down with it with her posh voice. Really cringe-worthy. We got up and left to drink elsewhere as it was like a slow death. She make some some comment as our table stood up about having to get the last bus as it was all we could afford, very calmly dh pointed out we were leaving because she was boring and offensive during what was meant to be a comedy evening. I really strongly reccommend avoiding her gigs.

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NetworkGuy · 27/05/2010 11:55

like ssg I go places alone (OK, maybe a dull old IT Guy thing) but you should certainly not be put off going.

Personally I quite like some of her sketches, even if some of the R4 crowd dislike her (or suggest she gets on as there seems a shortage of females in comedy, just the same as some moan about Sandi Toksvig being on a lot). Have fun, enjoy.

PS ssg - good for you going off to NYC. Never been there but I went off to eastern Canada some years ago as a treat for my birthday (OK, birthday is February, but I went latter half of March as it is not quite so cold!)

PPS Like QoT "I didn't have to chat with anyone before and after." - I can vouch for that too... If some show doesn't happen to be as much fun as you had hoped, you don't get any backlash from friends you encouraged to go! Similarly if you get lost go walking across the Golden Gate Bridge (think it was a mile or so) and then find that there's no bus stop the other end, just some cafe and car park, so you have the long walk back in the fog

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