More Re 4 Nov "Anthology"

"Anthology"
Comedians Tell True Stories from Their Lives
(Read about us in today's Independent.)

4 Nov @ 8pm, The Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LQ
07840 588 273
£6

Guests include Lizzie Roper ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" w/ Christian Slater), Ronnie Golden (of Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden), Martin White (Robin Ince's "Book Club") and Hils Barker.

Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer ("Quite superb," Time Out)


"I was out at lunchtime to tell some stories at Andrew J Lederer's Anthology . . . He tells a great story . . . Go and give it a go . . . he might just be creating great art out of "failure"." Richard Herring, "Warming Up", 10 Aug 2008

Recommended by Time Out London. Critics' Choice, Time Out London, Jan 2008, Critic's Choice, Evening Standard, September 2007.

Previous guests include Scott Capurro, Pappy's Fun Club, Terry Saunders, Deborah Frances-White, Rick Shapiro, Paul Foot, John Gordillo, Janey Godley and many more.

It's a different kind of comedy show -- new, exciting and honest -- in which the audience gets a rare chance to hear true stories from comedians, unfiltered through their internal joke machines, told straightforwardly, as if by a friend (albeit a friend on a stage).

Next "Anthology":
Tues, 4 Nov
The Dogstar
389 Coldharbour Lane
Brixton SW9 8LQ

Guests Include: Ronnie Golden, Lizzie Roper and Martin White.

More to come.

Another "Anthology" True Storytelling Show Tomorrow. (Thursday.)

We're recommended in Time Out and guests include Time Out Readers' Top 10 comedian, Terry Saunders, plus Lewis Schaffer, who's part of the current Big Joke Comedy Festival.

We'll also have Ewen Macintosh from "The Office" (and other big-deal endeavors including the scary stories show in Edinburgh), Helen Arney (to tell us about her audition to replace Carol Vorderman on "Countdown") and Storytellers' Club founder, Sarah Bennetto.

They are fine comic performers under any circumstances, but this time out, they'll be telling you true stories from their lives, so you'll gain new insight into some of your favorite performers and find yourself laughing at the truths they tell rather than the comedic tricks they play.

There'll be a bonus after the main show (if you feel like staying).

I'll be debuting (reading it off a piece of paper with in-the-moment embellishments) the second draft of the show I was developing to to fit the already-listed title of an abandoned slot in Edinburgh this year (part of the reason Richard Herring suggested me for the "Spirit of the Fringe" award). The original title was "I Need Your Love" but I think I'm going to change it to "Collateral Damage". (Yes, I know there was a movie with that name.)

The location is Inn on the Green, near Portobello Road and the Ladbroke Grove tube station.The address is 3-5 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL.

Show starts at 8 and costs £6. But if you use the secret code, "I don't want to pay £6," it'll be only £5.)

Previous installments have received 4-star reviews in Edinburgh and presented guests like Lizzie Roper, Scott Capurro, Paul Foot, Earl Okin, Chris Neill, Richard Herring, Matt Crosby, 3/4 of Pappy's Fun Club (w/the aforementioned M. Crosby) and Ronnie Golden. If you'd like me to save you some seats, you can send me a message at ajlpictures@gmail.com.

And spread the word if you can.

Thanks,
Andrew