Say what you see

En route to the Old Red Lion in Great Windmill Street, TOH and I wandered past the new and controversial statue of Alison Lapper.

The marble statue of a pregnant woman who was born without arms and with stumpy legs was remarkably beautiful. The veins in the marble looked pale blue like the veins in people who need to get out in the sun a bit more. Her over-sized form sitting on top of the 'fourth plinth' was quite calming and thought provoking. A thumbs-up from The Wyebird!




We met Steve in the pub, which did an excellent six-fingered fish finger burger and chips, and headed upstairs for comedy when a couple of his BBC/diving pals arrived.

The signs were not hugely promising for the quality of the comedy when we saw the opening act heading upstairs carrying the ashtrays.

There were only about 30 people in the room, which to be fair, couldn't have taken any more. But then, from nowhere, appeared TV funnyman Roy Walker! Say what you see! and other Catchphrases! He was orange in colour and wide around the middle. He seemed to be on his own but was soon chatting to some young ladies and keeping them in stitches.

The acts were acceptable. Some funny moments, the occasional original joke and decent deliveries. Nothing to get excited about though.