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The best comedy night in London. Friendly, inclusive atmosphere, top rib-tickling comics in the iconic South London boozer. TAKE COURAGE AND HEAD SARF TO HAPPY MONDAYS.
by Rupert Dannreuther on 16/2/2022
Happy Mondays is the perfect remedy to a miserable Monday. MC Siôn James makes you feel right at home in this friendly local comedy club worth travelling for if you’re not in the area. Every week is a fresh line up and we think they may have got to comedy nirvana with this Valentine’s Day edition.
The club provides a safe, experimental space for new material from big stars but more importantly supports rising stars to cut their teeth in London’s capital of comedy, Lewisham.
Top: Marcel Lucent
Bottom Row: Ania Magliano, Brabantia, Mark Biddlestone, Johnny C-T.
Mark Bittlestone delivers outrageous camp laughs and personal, often sexual, revelations about being queer in 2022.
Johnny C-T‘s down to earth conversational cheeky style around keeps the crowd in a blissful state of surprise.
Ania Magliano gives great timing and is a warm open comic with a fresh take on bisexuality and family.
Brabantia is character comedy gold from Jo Romero using Angel Card mock spirituality to play with the audience with an evil twinkle in her eye.
Headliner Marcel Lucont is a Valentine’s treat arousing guffaws at every turn with his saucy insouciant poetry and Francophonie.
Overall Happy Mondays Comedy is a guaranteed laugh a minute, cheap and cheerful night out in London’s most inclusive borough.
Brabantia, Johnny C-T and Mark Bittlestone
News: Comedian Pays For Fan's MOT
By Bruce Dessau on 29/3/2018
We here at Beyond The Joke know what a reticent, publicity-shy figure Daniel Kitson is and how he likes to portray himself as the bullet-proof hard man of stand-up comedy. However a story has come to our attention that we cannot resist passing on, which rather undercuts this image of the self-styled D-Dog.
On Monday night Kitson compered the Happy Mondays comedy club at the Amersham Arms in New Cross. He was supposed to be compering but he also ended up doing the headline slot too, something that is far from onerous for a man of his considerable stand-up skills.
During the gig, however, Kitson was engaging in his traditional banter with the audience and asked one fan, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, about their day after a friend shouted out that it was Morgan's birthday. They explained that they had just taken their car for its annual MOT earlier and than it had failed the test and run up a considerable repair bill. Kitson was so moved by their story that he decided to combine his fee and the fee Tony Law – who was supposed to headline – would have received if he had also done the gig. He took Morgan's bank details – and no this wasn't an elaborate scam – and transferred £199 of hard-earned Happy Mondays top dollar into her account.
Update: She has just picked up her car and posted an update on Twitter: "picked my car up today. Was just over £500 for the repairs so DK totally saved me. Honestly this would have been a real blow. So so grateful"
Happy Mondays indeed.
The best comedy clubs in London...
“THE AMERSHAM ARMS MAKES TOP TEN AS TIMEOUT round up the best comedy clubs and nights in the capital.”
What The Amersham Arms, hides within a 300-seat music venue out the back, which plays host to Happy Mondays comedy club every fortnight. Holly Walsh – Foster’s Best Newcomer nominee and panel show regular – is the resident host, introducing invariably top quality line-ups of comics. Plus it’s super cheap. Plus plus the pub does great burgers. Win win win.
Where Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Rd, SE14 6TY.
Nearest tube New Cross rail, really.
When Fortnightly Mondays.
How much £5-£7.
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LAURIE VINCENT ISN’T JUST THE GUITARIST IN SLAVES, THE FEARSOME TWO-MAN PUNK BAND FROM KENT. HE’S ALSO A VISUAL ARTIST AND EXHIBITED HIS WORK AT THE AMERSHAM ARMS, A SOUTH-EAST LONDON BOOZER. IT WAS A COLOURFUL, LIGHTHEARTED COLLECTION, THE PAINTINGS POKE FUN AT RELIGION, EXPLORE CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND OFTEN FEATURE PLASTIC BAGS. WE HEADED TO HIS TINY STUDIO, TUCKED AWAY IN AN UNPROMISING INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IN LEWISHAM, SOUTH-EAST LONDON, TO GET THE STORIES BEHIND SOME OF PIECES.
Slaves guitar player Laurie Vincent shares his teeny studio with his artist friend Daisy. They draw an invisible line between their sides, meaning they’re pretty pushed for space, and you can barely move for all of their art and the artworks aren’t the only things in the studio that are inked up.
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foals’ yannis philippakis on the road to wembley arena
SOUTH-EAST LONDON LOCAL AND FOALS FRONTMAN DISCUSSES HIS FAVOURITE SPOTS IN THE AREA, GARDENING TIPS, SHIT JOBS AND ON-STAGE INJURIES IN THIS INTERVIEW WITH TIME OUT.
‘‘YOU LIVE IN PECKHAM. WHERE’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO HANG OUT?
‘I REALLY LIKE FRANK’S WHEN IT’S OPEN. OBVIOUSLY PECKHAM SPRINGS AND BAR STORY. I LIKE A PLACE IN NUNHEAD CALLED THE OLD NUN’S HEAD. I LIKE THE AMERSHAM ARMS. ALL THE PREDICTABLE PLACES.’’
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ONLINE HERE.
CARL BARAT & THE JACKALS
Carl Barât commented “I’ve always had a thoroughly enjoyable night DJing at The Macbeth and Amersham Arms so I’m chuffed that the fellows at Jack Daniel’s and This Feeling are letting me and the Jackals play at both venues on New Year’s Eve. It will be a great way start to 2015.”
News: INTERGRATED MUSICAL ARTS | 17TH - 23RD sEPTEMBER
We'll be hosting the IMA's newest music workshop, from the 17th - 23rd September, focusing on artist development from industry Song, Stage & Vocal mentors.
Helping you think like a pro in 5 days to deliver your music in the most impactful way!
News: Record Store Day feature - Incredible Society RSD Party
17/4/2018
"Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 200 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion. Thousands more shops celebrate the day around the globe in what’s become one of the biggest annual events on the music calendar."
Amersham Arms are thrilled to host The Incredible Society RSD Party, with live performances from Pictish Trail, Clémentine March, Gift Horse and Super Best Friends Club.
Our upcoming celebration of all things music and those magical vinyl discs has been featured on:
The List's Record Store Day 2018: London’s top events
The Evening Standard's Record Store Day 2018: Where to celebrate in London
...and the official Record Store Day website.
This is not to be missed!
See event listings for further details - tickets are going quickly!
Jeremy Corbyn spoke at the Amersham Arms..
in Lewisham to lambast Government inaction on violence against women. Pic: Garry Knight
Momentum Jam For Jez
Sisteray - Queens English - Amersham Arms
TOY
LIVE AT THE AMERSHAM ARMS
Surge
A brief clip of Surge performing at The Amersham Arms during the 'This Feeling' club night.
I’VE WALKED PAST THE AMERSHAM ARMS IN NEW CROSS DOZENS OF TIMES. I’VE ALWAYS FOUND IT A LITTLE INTIMIDATING. NOT BECAUSE IT LOOKS PARTICULARLY SCARY, BUT BECAUSE THE POSTERS FOR DJ SETS FROM THE GUITARIST OF SOME NOUGHTIES BAND SCREAM ‘STUDENTS!’ BUT SINCE I PLUCKED UP THE COURAGE TO ACTUALLY STEP INSIDE, I’VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE. THE AMERSHAM ARMS IS LIKE A TWO-STAGE TARDIS. WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL, COSY PUB FROM THE STREET ALSO LOOKS THAT WAY INSIDE: THERE ARE WOOD-PANELLED WALLS, CHESTERFIELD SOFAS AND FAIRY LIGHTS DRAPED AROUND PICTURE FRAMES. BUT IT’S ALL A FRONT FOR A HUGE CLUB AND MUSIC VENUE OUT THE BACK. DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE ONE OLD MAN NURSING AN ALE AT THE BAR: THROUGH THE PLAIN BLACK DOOR ARE 300 GOLDSMITHS STUDENTS DRINKING OUT OF PLASTIC PINT GLASSES AND PISSING THEMSELVES WITH LAUGHTER.
Comedy night Happy Mondays takes place here every fortnight. Entry’s only a fiver, and some of the best names in the business regularly navigate the Overground to New Cross. Stewart Lee, Mark Watson and Milton Jones have all stormed it recently. Heck, even David Cross – yes, Tobias from ‘Arrested Development’ – performed a rare London set here a few weeks ago. It was his first gig in five months. Why do comics like playing it? It’s fun! The crowds are lively and the promoters are nice people. The students might come for the cheap ticket price, but it’s the comedy-savvy Londoners who make it special.
Amersham Arms – The pub that makes us laugh. A lot
By Ben Williams, Time Out Comedy editor and recent convert to the Amersham Arms.
BUZZFEED
FROM PECKHAM TO PLUMSTEAD
SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU TAKE THE TUBE IN LONDON, THE STREET YOU FIND YOURSELF ON WHEN YOU GET OFF CAN LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHEREVER YOU GOT ON. IT HAS TO BE SAID, THOUGH, THAT THERE IS SOMETHING DISTINCT ABOUT LONDON SOUTH OF THE RIVER – PERHAPS IT’S THE BRAND OF FRIED CHICKEN BOXES IN THE GUTTER, THE BRICKWORK OF THE BUILDINGS, OR THE FACT THAT THE SKY IS FAR AWAY ENOUGH FROM CENTRAL LONDON TO SEEM JUST THAT BIT BLUER.
This Victorian watering hole has adopted a trendily ramshackle yet comfortable character. Visitors are made to feel as if enjoying a night out in their own living room. A stone’s throw from Goldsmiths University, it effortlessly blends old-school pints with uber cool music and comedy nights: Alt-J, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Vaccines, Carl Barat, Bloc Party, Dave Rowntree (Blur/Xfm), Primal Scream, Mystery Jets, Maximo Park, The Cribs, The Coral, and Terry Hall (The Specials) have all been down to spin their favourite tunes.
Happy Mondays are a long-established fortnightly comedy event, where the well-known comics honing their material have included Stewart Lee, Cardinal Burns, Russell Howard, Shappi Khorsandi, Andy Parsons, Andi Osho, Arthur Smith, Sarah Millican, Greg Davies, Milton Jones, Dane J Baptiste, Robin Ince, Sean Walsh, Al Murray.
The Amersham Arms also hosts film and poetry evenings, and offers space for exhibitions.
THE ZINE UK
The Next Alt Rock Music Industry
A&R man (The Libertines among his spots), band manager and rock’n’roll raconteur James Endeacott set up his own record label, 1965 Records, in 2006 in conjunction with SonyBMG. After several years – and a lot of records – the enterprise came to an end… but despite, or indeed because of that experience he’s at it again. Reviving 1965 for the new year, the label kicks back into life with a night at the Amersham Arms in London on 20 December featuring Holy, Man & The Echo and Lusts live, while Palma Violets are on the decks. Explaing why it’s 1965 again, he’s written a guest column for Q on the joys and pitfuls of having your own label... READ MORE
Premiere: NX Records Mixtape 2016
Fresh talent from South East London...
NX Records seems to grow from strength to strength.
Kicked off as a collaboration between Accidental Records and Goldsmiths college in London, the project has taken on a character of its own.
The label's annual mixtape contains new artists from South East London, and it's always incredibly eclectic.
This year is no exception. The content was over seen by the Accidental team - including Matthew Herbert - while songwriters James Ewers and VV Brown acted as guest judges.
VV Brown comments: "The submissions this year were all so different and eclectic. It was difficult to decide and I enjoyed going through them all. At times easy on the ear, at times challenging, but in all very exciting."
Semi Precious stepped in to craft the mixtape, presenting an exquisite collage of some 43 tracks. It makes for fascinating listening - tune in via the link below.
NX Records and On Blackheath will present a special showcase featuring artists from this mixtape on May 12th at the Amersham Arms in New Cross, London.
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