December 2009
Dear Friends of German Comedy,
As I am writing this I have just come back from a gig in Shepherd’s Bush and I am still upset about a terrible piece of collective anti-social behaviour on the way there.
When I got off the tube at Shepherd’s Bush a station assistant was helping a blind lady and her guide dog on a crowded but not over-crowded Central Line train. When her carriage drove past me on my way down the platform the frail, blind woman was still standing. No one had given up their seat and none of the other passengers organized her one.
British sociologists frequently blame such incidents on the Thatcher years. I wasn’t in the country at that time and hence don’t know what life was like under the Iron Lady. I know she said ‘there is no such thing as society’ but there must be basic human empathy in all of us.
And before anyone points out that ordinary Germans lacked empathy during the Third Reich – that’s true but unlike hiding Jews in the attic, giving up your seat on the tube won’t lead to you being put on a death train.
On this merry note – enjoy your Christmas and have a great 2010 – have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? – Mine are: ‘make the monthly bulletin sound less self-righteous’ and ‘grow a mullet’.
Henning
Please find below a list of my upcoming gigs. It would be great to see you at one of those. I particularly recommend the German Christmas Do at the Betsey Trotwood. Dec 9th is sold out but there are still a few tickets available for Monday 7th. Tickets at www.henningwehn.de
Another show I can highly recommend is the DVD recording of my Australian housemate Wayne Deakin at the Kings Head in Crouch End on Dec 15th. As warm-up he got Ava Vidal, who you might have seen on Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow on BBC1. You can even get in FOR FREE if you email him via his website: www.waynedeakin.com – what a fool!
May 2022
7th -
Cardiff - St Davids Hall -
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8th -
Southampton - Mayflower -
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12th -
Barnstaple - Queens Theatre -
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13th -
Yeovil - Westlands -
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14th -
Weston super Mare - The Playhouse -
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15th -
Port Talbot - Princess Royal Theatre -
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20th -
Torquay - Babbacombe Theatre -
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June 2022
3rd -
Shanklin IOW - Shanklin Theatre -
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4th -
Bournemouth - Pavilion -
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5th -
Weymouth - Pavilion -
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9th -
Nottingham - Playhouse -
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10th -
Nottingham - Playhouse -
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11th -
Reading - The Hexagon -
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16th -
Doncaster - The Cast -
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17th -
York - The Barbican -
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18th -
Bradford - St Georges Hall -
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30th -
Douglas Isle of Man - Gaiety Theatre -
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July 2022
2nd -
Kendal - Leisure Centre -
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31st -
Macclesfield - Gawsworth Hall -
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August 2022
4th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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5th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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6th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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11th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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12th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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13th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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18th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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19th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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20th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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25th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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26th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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27th -
Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall -
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September 2022
22nd -
Epsom - Playhouse -
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23rd -
Aldershot - Princes Hall -
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24th -
Redhill - Harlequin -
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30th -
Worthing - Pavilion -
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October 2022
1st -
Brighton - Dome -
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6th -
Harrogate - Royal Hall -
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7th -
Birmingham - Town Hall -
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8th -
Birmingham - Town Hall -
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14th -
London - Palladium -
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15th -
Portsmouth - Guildhall -
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20th -
Chelmsford - Civic Theatre -
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21st -
Ipswich - Regent Theatre -
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22nd -
Dunstable - Grove Theatre -
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28th -
Tunbridge - Assembly Hall -
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November 2022
11th -
Rhyl - Pavilion Theatre -
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12th -
Warwick - Butterworth Hall -
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17th -
Oxford - Playhouse -
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18th -
Oxford - Playhouse -
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February 2023
24th -
Leeds - City Varieties -
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25th -
Leeds - City Varieties -
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March 2023
3rd -
Horsham - Capitol Theatre -
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4th -
Dorking - Halls -
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5th -
Canterbury - Marlowe Theatre -
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10th -
St Albans - Arena -
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11th -
Colchester - Charter Hall -
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12th -
Norwich - Theatre Royal
- TICKETS SOON
17th -
Chesterfield - Winding Wheel
- TICKETS SOON
18th -
Stockport - Plaza -
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19th -
Lichfield - Garrick Theatre
- TICKETS SOON
23rd -
New Brighton - Floral Pavilion -
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24th -
Hull - City Hall
- TICKETS SOON
25th -
Middlesborough - Town Hall
- TICKETS SOON
