Pete the Temp & the Vibe Mechanics + Comedy Kitchen
(Barbara Brownskirt | Kitchen Man | Nori Valentine)
Thursday 9 May
7:30pm
Pete the Temp & The Vibe Mechanics @petethetemp @EmmyTheHarp @HalKellyMusic
The Vibe Mechanics are a psychedelic and highly engaging collision of harp, vocals and a throbbing cosmos. In this mashup of music and theatricalities, classical instruments combine with synth and FX machinery. The result is a poetic and songful carnival of vibes. Expect a one-of-a-kind act of rapture. Laugh, sing and prepare to be enchanted.
‘Fresh, empowering and fun’ (Shambala Festival)
‘Sublimely nuts’ (Shindig Festival)
‘Absurd as it is infectious’ (Green Gathering)
This show is created & performed by Pete ‘the temp’ Bearder, Emmy the Harp, and Hally Kelly. Pete is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight. Pete has performed and stage-dived into audiences of 5000 people. Emmy the Harp is a classically trained harpist with a lifelong dedication to her craft. Hal Kelly is a composer, producer and performer based in Bristol.
Barbara Brownskirt @barbarabrownskirt
Penge's poet laureate, Barbara Brownskirt, is poet-in-residence at the 197 bus stop, Croydon Road. Indefatigable, prolific, and utterly unpublishable, Barbara is the comedic alter-ego of writer Karen McLeod, and according to McLeod, a "manifestation of bitterness, anger, lesbian cliché, railing against her lot through poetry. She might be rubbish, but she doesn't know it."
Writer Karen McLeod is the prize-winning author of 'In Search of the Missing Eyelash' and a new memoir 'Lifting Off' - both published on 7th June by Muswell Press.
“Barbara Brownskirt (A character of Karen McLeod) is the best of anarchic comedy, shouting her way through some beautifully written, often cringe-fuelled poetry. To pivot from taking the piss to tugging on our heartstrings is a tall order, and Brownskirt does it with ease.” - To Do List London ★★★★★
“Rik Mayall meets performance art.” - The Sunday Times
"I loved it!" - Carol Ann Duffy
"Indefatigable, prolific and utterly unpublishable, Barbara is rubbish, but she doesn't know it." - VICE Magazine
Kitchen Man @kitchenmancomedy
Kitchen Man is a devout follower of Kitchyanity. Let him welcome you into his world of wooden spoons, mixing bowls and whisks. He will regale you with poetry, his love of teapots and ASMR. Kitchen utensils have never been so sexy. “Who needs drugs?!! Kitchen Man til I die” - Elf Lyons
Audience reactions to Kitchen Man
“I was laughing so hard, I thought I was having an aneurism.”
“I could watch him all day, on TV”
“Lovely tea towels, he’s really curated them”
Nori Valentine @_yarnballs
Science teacher by day.
Poet, Comedian & DJ by night.
Increasingly nomadic TQ9er..
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