Homepage News Reviews - Acts - Shows - Screen - Radio - Books - Clubs Interviews Awards 2006 Edinburgh 2005 - Reviews - Blog - Previews Features Archive Awards 2005 Edinburgh 2004: - Previews - Shows - Diary Guestbook Forum © Emporium Of Mirth 2004 Editor: Lauren Murphy Reporters: Fiona Wilkie Natalie Joanne	Emporium of Mirth Battersea Sausage Night Battersea Arts Centre is in trouble. In their infinite wisdom, Wandsworth council has decided to halve the funding it gives to the place that has given rise to some of the best productions of the last few years. If it wasn’t for BAC, Jerry Springer the Opera, for example, simply would not exist, for they gave Richard Thomas and Stewart lee a platform, and free reign to create their masterpiece. As a kind return of favour, Stewart Lee decided to take action and Sausage night was born. He gathered up a load of his friends and shed loads of sausages and created a spectacle. This is possibly the only show I’ve ever been to where even the queue is a source of entertainment, with The London School of Samba drumming to their hearts content. Once inside, they had followed and were now playing on the stage, now joined by feather-clad dancing girls. What followed next was an absolute treat, showing everyone just how good things can be when the comedy fraternity pull together for a good cause. There were surprise appearances from Simon Munnery, who had been back in the UK for all of five minutes, and Paul Putner as his Earl E. Stephens character. Even the appearances listed were surprising, as Kevin Eldon made a welcome reprise as his character Paul Hamilton (Who, I feel, needs his own show… Steve Coogan, if you’re reading… get Baby Cow on the case!!!). With a total of twelve performances, a lesser night could have been a seat-fidgeting overlong nightmare, but with this quality of line-up, nobody wanted it to end. Luckily for us, some of the assembled comedians then hit the decks and people were bogling to their heart's content till the small hours... But I believe the sausages were awful. RSS  Printable version	Visit our Siamese Twin Sister Site!