James Hazell

Keeping up with the Kimprov was a really entertaining hour of reality TV comedy improvisation. It featured imaginative performances from a charismatic group of actor-comedians and ticked the main and most important “improv box” as far as I was concerned – being funny.

Sadly unable to watch the opening night, what was shaping up to be a good old evening of work was saved by a fun few hours of Footlights comedy when I was offered a last minute ticket. All in all, the Footlights 2022 Spring Revue was a right chuckle. From where I was sat, it seemed the rest of the audience agreed. Perusing the show’s advertising over the previous three weeks, I was slightly puzzled as to where the Footlights of 2021-22 were going to take this show.

Race and class; east London and Cambridge. A poignant and unashamedly bold premise for a funny evening. Laughing all the way to the bank was, unfortunately for those perusing potential shows to watch now, a one-night-only hour of stand-up comedy by current Footlight, Chakira Alin. The Corpus Playroom is such a great venue for stand-up. It’s intimate: the divided audience gets two different angles. This was a nice fit for Monday evening’s main show.