Thursday 8th December


This week at London's ONLY weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword we bring you:

Project Adorno: winner of SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 2 perform a remixed version of their hit Edinburgh Fringe show 'Electro Pop Heroes. Expect electronics, semantics,
poetics, words, sounds, experimental antics, rants, fads, phases, phrases and
music.

SP Howarth: winner of the 3rd SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL CONTEST, an energetic blend of observation and in-yer-face performance.


 


Julian Fox: master of the absurdly normal intricacies of the everyday: a unique blend of cabaret, comedy, music and poetry.


‘Genius’ - Evening Standard



‘A cult attraction’ Guardian


 


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.


SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:


Thursday 15th December: Xmas Special -

SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL RIVAL IDOLS 2

Featuring: Ritchie Scurvey, Suzanne Andrade, Paul Marshall, Richard Johnson, Wayne Smith, Kate Fox. PLUS: Father Christmas and Grotto.

 

Thursday 19th January 2006: feature length set from Simon Munnery. Plus Martin White, and Alistair Cook.

 


Thursday 26th January: Feature length reading from Roddy Lumsden fficeffice" />Plus Poetry Idol winners Wayne Smith, and Gareth Jones.


 


Thursday 2nd February: Feature length set of magic and comedy from the star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks - Pete Firman. Plus Elvis McGonagall, and Richard Johnson.


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Thursday 15th December 2005

So, here it is - the final SHORTFUSE show of 2005 - and as always at London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, we prefer to end things with a bang...



Featuring:


Ritchie Scurvey


Richard Johnson


Suzanne Andrade


Paul Marshall


Wayne Smith


Kate Fox.


How does it work?
You already know the high standard of all six performers - they will each perform for 10 minutes, and then YOU will vote for your favourite acts. The winning act will be given a feature length set early in the new year.


And as it is also the SHORTFUSE Xmas Party we have once again managed to persuade a very special guest to add a festive touch to the proceedings from his place in the poetry grotto.


Plus: the SHORTFUSE Theme Song Showdown 


Plus: the bar is open until midnight.


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.


SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR


SHORTFUSE RETURNS IN 2006 ON THURSDAY 19TH JANUARY.


Simon Munnery a feature length extended set from the mind and body behind Alan
Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead… tonight
appearing as himself…expect surreal philosophising, comic invention,
freewheeling verse and a dribble of harmonica…or something else entirely.
  
'One of the most original and talented comics in the country' - The Observer


‘As always, Munnery has his finger on the pulse of something ghastly’ - The
List


'Gags so perfectly crafted they should be on display at Tate Modern’ - Chortle

Martin White: fantastically talented songwriter and comedian performs his unique
take on everyday life from his forthcoming solo accordion album. Yes, accordion.

Alistair Cook: star of Channel 5’s Monkey Magic, and Channel 4’s Dirty Tricks who redefines the rules of magic and comedy for the 21st Century.
‘A hip sexy magician…and the next big thing’ – Daily Star
‘Funny, sharp and interesting. A real, rising star’ – Christian O’Connell, XFM


We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:



Thursday 26th January: Feature length reading from Roddy Lumsden fficeffice" />Plus Poetry Idol winners Wayne Smith, and Gareth Jones.


 


Thursday 2nd February: Feature length set of magic and comedy from the star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks - Pete Firman. Plus Elvis McGonagall, and Richard Johnson.


9.12.05 09:34


Thursday 19th January

SHORTFUSE, London's only weekly fusion of stand-up poetry, performance comedy and spokenword, RETURNS IN 2006 ON THURSDAY 19TH JANUARY.


Simon Munnery a feature length extended set from the mind and body behind Alan Parker: Urban Warrior, The League Against Tedium and Buckethead… tonight appearing as himself…expect surreal philosophising, comic invention, freewheeling verse and a dribble of harmonica…or something else entirely.
  
'One of the most original and talented comics in the country' - The Observer


‘As always, Munnery has his finger on the pulse of something ghastly’ - The
List


'Gags so perfectly crafted they should be on display at Tate Modern’ - Chortle



 


 


Martin White: fantastically talented songwriter and comedian performs his unique take on everyday life from his forthcoming solo accordion album. Yes, accordion.


 


 




Unfortunately Alistair Cook cannot make tonight's show, but we have managed to secure Barry Jones & Stewart MacLoed: Stars of Channel 4's TV shows `The Magic of Jesus', `Dirty Tricks' and `When magic tricks go wrong'. This is your chance to see these underground Scottish magicians unleash their alternative brand of dark, surreal, bizarre comedy magic live and up close.


"Barry and Stuart are probably the most arresting magical thinkers and performers in the country"
Derren Brown


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"undeniably inventive" - The Sunday Times


 


"...subversive magicians Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod boldly go where others fear to tread. Watch and marvel" - Scotland on Sunday


 


With Resident Host:


NATHAN PENLINGTON-


‘A natural performer, witty, inventive, stylish and original’ - Rob Newman 


‘Consistently original and accessible’ – Chortle



Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1

Tube: Angel. or click here for details of bus routes.


Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions.


SOME SHOWS DO SELL OUT AND THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SHOWS- so, if there is a show you really don't want to miss our advice is to reserve tickets with us in advance. Just email your full name, the number of tickets you require, and a contact telephone number to: tickets@shortfuse.co.uk. We will hold them for you on the date of the show, they will be available for collection upon payment at the door between 8pm and 8.30pm.


THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR

We welcome your comments about our events, send us your .


Forthcoming Shows:



Thursday 26th January: Feature length reading from Roddy Lumsden Plus Poetry Idol winners Wayne Smith, and Gareth Jones.


 


Thursday 2nd February: Feature length set of magic and comedy from the star of Channel 4's Dirty Tricks - Pete Firman. Plus Elvis McGonagall, and Richard Johnson.


16.12.05 11:33