Anthology

Remember

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"Anthology" (Comedians tell true stories -- truthfully.) Tues, 24 Nov. Comedy Pub - 3rd Flr Lounge 7 Oxendon St SW1Y 4EE 07865 663759

Tomorrow!

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Anthology
Tuesdays at 8:30 PM at the Comedy Pub
We've Been a Time Out & Evening Standard Critic's Choice &
Recommended by Londonist.com & LondonisFunny.com

Tuesday, 17 November:
Ronnie Golden,comedian & musician, from "Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden" & "The Fabulous Poodles"
Lheila Olberman, ‘Aliens Ate My Schnitzel’
David Mulholland, comedian & journalist
Danny Hurst, comedian, soon to be seen in an ITV special

Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer, ‘Quite Superb,’ Time Out ; ‘A man with both passion and talent for comedy,’ Scotsman; ‘Might just be creating great art,’ Richard Herring

Map - http://bit.ly/32Dkeq

Great Anthology Last Night

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Paul Ricketts' tales of his "life in porn" were nigh on awesome. Lheila Oberman's account of an appearance as a topless Granny in the Daily Sport was capped by her actually passing around the clipping to the crowd. Kate Smurthwaite and Mathew Crosby were in typically fine form.

We return next Tuesday at 8:30. Again at the Comedy Pub. Special guest -- Ronnie Golden.

Tickets for 10 Nov. Now Available Online

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Click the button below (not the link to the right).

New Venue. Matt Crosby. Tuesday.

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Anthology moves to Tuesdays and a new home, The Comedy Pub, this Tuesday, 10 November at 8:30 PM. Guests are Matthew Crosby, Kate Smurthwaite, Lheila Oberman, David Mulholland and Paul Ricketts. And I'll be there.

Remember, Remember, The 5th of November

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Anthology tonight at Round Table, next to Wyndham's Theatre and Leicester Sq tube. 8:30. £5. Lheila Oberman. Aaron Barschak, Danny Hurst, AJL (Moi).

Another Relaxed Entry for Week 2 in the West End

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Caroline Gold, Helen Arney, Chris Neill, Grainne Maguire. Andrew J Lederer.

The Round Table, 26 St. Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL (next to Wyndham's Theatre, by Leicester Sq. tube). 8:30pm. £5.

Tonight.

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We're easing into our new home in the West End

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with tonight's "Anthology". It starts at 8:30 and will be a small, low-key but high-quality affair with me and guests Eddy Brimson, Andrew Watts and Danny Hurst telling stories from our lives. It's only 5 quid. Upstairs at The Round Table, 26 St. Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL (next to Wyndham's Theatre and right by the Leicester Sq. tube). Come 'up and see us. You'll enjoy it.

Love

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I Need Your Love, the full-length story developed by Andrew J. Lederer (me) during the '08 Fringe - http://bit.ly/8py1x - 4:30 @ City Cafe.

Deborah Frances-White!

2009-08-18T13:32:00.000+01:00

Leisa Rea, David Mulholland and Deborah Frances-White in today's Anthology. 4:30. City Cafe. http://bit.ly/d5ZqC

Deborah's not doing a show in Edinburgh this year, so catch her while you can.

Nice Words (If You Can Get 'Em)

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Scotsman review, by Kate Copstick, out today -- http://www.edinburgh-festivals.com/viewreview.aspx?id=502

Friday's Show

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Richard Sandling & Rob Heeney guest on Anthology, telling stories from their lives (AJL too), today, 4:30pm, City Cafe.

Audience Comments

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I fully expect the mean stuff to come but, for now, this is very nice. http://bit.ly/3wEewu

Anthology got a nice, little push

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in the Scottish edition of Metro today.

Took me by surprise (I was on the bike at the gym when I saw it) and, obviously, I was pleased.

Haven't been able to find it online but it's in the Fringe section of the print edition.

* * * * (4 Stars)

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First "Anthology" Edinburgh review of the year.

http://bit.ly/kU3q5

Saturday, the 8th at 4:30pm. Anthology guests

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include Lewis Schaffer and Joe Bor.

http://bit.ly/a4hjA

First show was well-attended and very successful. Hope to see you soon.

So, the first Edinburgh "Anthology" of this run is Friday at 4:30pm.

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Guests are Matt Crosby (Pappy's Fun Club), Kate Smurthwaite (Fine comic and regular BBC pundit) and David Mulholland (was a defense industry journalist for 15 years -- has great stories.)

It's at the City Cafe, right off the Royal Mile on that street -- west, I think, side of The Tron -- that goes down to Cowgate.

Admittance is free and you can pay what you wish at the end of the show.

If you won't be there and you want to donate to the cause, here's a link -- https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4819270

There is one more London "Anthology" before Edinburgh.

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It is tonight.

I've decided to do it myself, a selection of stories from me, with no guests; an Edinburgh preview of sorts.

I don't want to sound like the boy who cried scarcity, but this may be the last London "Anthology" ever; hell, it could be my last London show ever. I don't expect that to send a shiver of "gotta get there" down anybody's spine but that's the way it is.

Should your spine be sending you any messages, the show is at 8:30pm at The Ship (upstairs), 68 Borough Road (at the spot where Borough Road meets Borough High Street), London SE1 1DX.

Near Borough tube station. (Also convenient to Elephant & Castle and even London Bridge.)

I'm gonna run it like the Free Fringe/Festival shows. Come in for free. Pay what/if you want when you leave.

And that's everything.

So, um, g'bye. (For now.)

Your pal,
Andrew (J. Lederer)

Thanks

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to Harris, Torrance, Watts, Hanbury, Gold & Bennetto for last night's show. Next one is 21 July (Tues), again at The Ship in Borough.

Guests on July 21st are Lizzie Roper, John Gordillo, Kate Smurthwaite and David Mulholland.

More detail re Sat, the 11th --

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11 July, Sarah Bennetto, Caroline Gold, Charlotte Jo Hanbury, Andrew Watts, Alys Torrance, Gareth Berliner, Elise Harris & Ronnie Golden.

Purchase tickets -- http://bit.ly/bdTJ4

Big Line-Up This Saturday (11th)

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http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/148964/anthology.html

4 July, Anthology w/Chris Neill

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Anthology is the comedy show that features comedians teling true stories from their lives rather than jokes. This Saturday, 4 July, our headline guest is Chris Neill, who'll be joined by Danny Hurst and Elise Harris and maybe some surprises.

About Chris (from Wikipedia)

Early career

Born in 1968, Chris Neill began his career producing comedy and entertainment shows for BBC Radio. Between 1993 and 2000 he worked as a producer for BBC Radio Entertainment and since then he has continued to make shows for BBC radio networks as a freelance. His productions include The Hudson And Pepperdine Show, Just A Minute, The News Huddlines, Weekending, Lee And Herring, Rainer Hersch's 20th Century Retrospective, Kit And The Widow - Sanitised For The Wireless, It's That Jo Caulfield Again, Quote... Unquote, Miranda Hart's House Party, Cambridge Footlights: A Retrospective, ... by Woody Allen, Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Why The Big Pause? Talk Of New York and Sean Lock's 15 Storeys High.

Comedy roles and performances

In 2000, he started to appear as a panellist on shows such as Just a Minute, The Motion Show and Quote Unquote. He had a regular role as Chris, the live-in builder with a fear of completing any job, in the comedy series Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting written by and featuring the eponymous Linda Smith. He also had cameo roles in Sean Lock's 15 Storeys High and The Hudson And Pepperdine Show, as well as writing and presenting a Radio 4 documentary about the legendary Round The Horne star, Betty Marsden. He is a regular newspaper reviewer on the Sunday morning news magazine programme, Broadcasting House, as well as being a weekly contributor to MacAulay & Co on BBC Radio Scotland. In 2005, 2006 and 2008 he co-hosted elements of MacAulay & Co along with Fred MacAulay and Sue Perkins as it was broadcast from the Spiegel Tent every morning during two weeks of the Edinburgh Festival.

Chris made his début as a stand-up comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2002 with his show "Does It With Strangers" at the Pleasance, and he has returned to the Fringe in 2004 with "The BBC, Andrew Gilligan, And Me" and in 2005 with "Middle Class Misery — the Board Game", both also at the Pleasance, in 2006 with his show "Everybody Hates Chris (Neill)" at the Underbelly and in 2008 with "Chris Neill's Got A Bun In The Oven" at the Assembly Rooms. He was a core performer in Robin Ince's Book Club both in London and on national tour, and has also worked as a television warm-up.

Other roles

Chris also performs as a radio actor and as a voice-over artist. In 2006, he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Kingmaker. Currently he is planning and writing a new series for BBC Radio Scotland about his Scottish roots.
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Here's an article about our show and storytelling in general from the Independent:
http://bit.ly/independentarticle

Here's praise for Anthology's producer and host, Andrew J. Lederer, from the Evening Standard:
http://bit.ly/standardcriticschoice

Here's the Time Out recommendation for this Saturday's show:
http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/148963/anthology.html

Location is The Ship, 68 Borough Road SE1 1DX (Northern Line, Borough)

Showtime is 8:30pm.

Admission is £5 at the door or online, in advance, by using the form below:

Shows start at 8:30pm. Upstairs at The Ship. 68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX

For more information, e-mail anthologystorytelling@googlemail.com or call 07840 588273.

Update

2009-06-29T11:13:00.001+01:00

I have a piece in The Scotsman today about Michael Jackson media hyperbole http://bit.ly/ohjod & next Anthology is Sat, the 4th http://bit.ly/63rtt Andrew

Tickets for 27 Jun, 4 Jul and 11 July Available Online

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We've had good press and great shows. Next shows will be even better, starting 27 June with Lewis Schaffer and Suzy Bennett.

Article about Anthology and related shows in the Independent:
http://bit.ly/independentarticle

Me as Critic's Choice in the Evening Standard:
http://bit.ly/standardcriticschoice

Lewis Schaffer's recent notoriety. (Maybe he'll talk about this.):
http://bit.ly/schafferhardee

Suzy Bennett wins Funny Women, 2008:
http://bit.ly/suzywinner

Time Out recommendation for June 17th show:
http://bit.ly/27thtimoutrecommendation

Purchase tickets below or buy at the door.

Choose Show Date

Shows start at 8:30pm. Upstairs at The Ship. 68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX

For more information, e-mail anthologystorytelling@googlemail.com or call 07840 588273.

Matt Crosby

2009-06-19T16:46:00.000+01:00

1st act booked for EdFringe run of Anthology. Day 1. August 7th. (Would have done Day 1 last year if audience had shown.)

Anthology All Over the Place

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Been more aggressive than usual about getting the upcoming Saturday "Anthology" shows listed. And it's bearing fruit. Here's the Chortle listing: http://bit.ly/Ookk Spoonfed: http://bit.ly/sCXTi London is Funny: http://bit.ly/2lY7Oe

And we're 12th on Time Out's list of most-viewed comedy shows. (That may change by the time you click through.) http://bit.ly/8cX5X

Once again, you can buy tickets now for the 27th at http://bit.ly/Xt4Nx (That's all.)

Once Again

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Time Out recommended: http://bit.ly/WPMZa

Tickets for 27 June show available: http://bit.ly/Xt4Nx

Anthology, Saturday Special #1

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Comedians Tell True Stories From Their Lives

Date:	Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time:	8:30pm - 11:00pm
Location:	The Ship (Upstairs)
Street:	68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX
City/Town:	London, United Kingdom

Phone:	07840588273
Email:	anthologystorytelling@googlemail.com

Description

Comedians tell true, personal stories in UK's original storytelling comedy show. 'Might just be creating great art' (Richard Herring). 'Fun' (Time Out). **** (ThreeWeeks). Host Andrew J. Lederer 'my choice for spirit of the Fringe' (Richard Herring).

27 June -- Guests include Suzy Bennett and chastised spoof-monger, Lewis Schaffer.

Tickets are £5, available now at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6128661

Updates available via http://twitter.com/anthologyajl

Presented in association with Ship of Fools.

June 27th

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Lewis Schaffer!

Update

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1st acts booked for the London "Anthology Saturday Specials" -- Chris Neill, 4 Jul, Sarah Bennetto, 11 Jul.

Three Shows in London

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Before Edinburgh -- again, http://bit.ly/qDSzV -- there will be 3 Anthology Saturday Night Specials at The Ship in Borough, 68 Borough Road, SE1 1DX. The shows will be at 8:30pm on 24 June, 4 July and 11 July. No one is booked yet, just arranged the dates tonight. So, more news soon as acts are added. 'Til then, Andrew

7-30 Aug

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To EdFringe-goers: the 'Anthology' comedy storytelling show will be at 4:30pm daily. http://bit.ly/qDSzV

Nice words from Tiernan Douieb re last Sunday's Anthology.

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Tiernan's Blog -- http://bit.ly/a5mkh

Back soon with a new show.

And please contribute to the Anthology Edinburgh Fringe Fund. (It's worth it!)

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4819270 (dollars)

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4911861 (pounds)

See you,
Andrew

Online Tickets Available for this Sunday's Show (17 May)

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http://bit.ly/2afKD

Next Anthology

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17 May, Tiernan Douieb, Hils Barker, Deborah Frances-White, Marian Pashley, Ronnie Golden,Richard Sandling, me. http://bit.ly/woiVU

Tonight

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is, as you know, another "Anthology" wherein comedians tell true stories from their lives. Guests are Andrew O'Neill, Martin White, Tiffany Stevenson, Mackenzie Taylor, Alys Torrance and Elise Harris. (Host is me.)

It's at The Ship, 68 Borough Road SE1 1DX. 8pm.

Tickets available at the door but you'll get a £1 per discount if you buy online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5171375.

You know about the trouble with the listings, so we can really use you tonight.

And it should, honestly, be a great show.

Gremlins

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Hard to be angry with Time Out -- they've recommended every one of our shows for the last 7 months. However, 2 weeks ago, they had the wrong date in their online listing. Last week, they had 2 different online listings (one featuring the acts for next week's show) but nothing in the print edition. And today, the new issue came out and Sunday's show is not in it.

Which is a pity as it's in a new location with one of the strongest line-ups we've ever had:
Tiernan Douieb ("Fat Tuesday"), Tiffany Stevenson ("Old Rope"), Alys Torrance ("Faultless & Torrance"), Mackenzie Taylor (ITV), Martin White (Robin Ince's "School for Gifted Children"), Elise Harris (Over 2 million You Tube views) and Andrew O'Neill (BBC's "The Milk Run").

And me.

Here's the where, the when, and some other stuff:

Sunday, May 3, 2009
Time:	8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:	The Ship (Upstairs)
Street:	68 Borough Rd, SE1 1DX
City/Town:	London, United Kingdom

Price: £5

Do me a favor and buy advance tickets, so I don't have to worry.

Available here:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4860085

Or call for reservations: 07840 588 273

Here are links to some of the nice words that have been written about us:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/the-standup-comics-who-dont-tell-jokes-975407.html

http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/warmingup.php?id=2109

See you Sunday!

(Presented in association with Ship of Fools.)

Full May 3rd Line-Up

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Tiernan Douieb
Tiffany Stevenson
Alys Torrance
Mackenzie Taylor
Martin White
Andrew O'Neill
Elise Harris
Andrew J. Lederer

Advance Tickets Can Be Purchased for 3 May Show

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Buy via PayPal with your credit or debit card by clicking the button below:

Nice line-up developing for Anthology on the 3rd --

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Includes Tiernan Douieb, Tiffany Stevenson, Alys Torrance, Mackenzie Taylor (less than a year since his suicide attempt -- should be interesting) and probably Martin White.

Oh,yeah. And Elise (More than 2 million YouTube hits!) Harris.

Anthology Bookmobile

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Anthology, the show where comedians tell true stories from their lives, honestly and unadorned, is metaphorically parking its library of funny and poignant tales in Borough on Sunday, 3 May.

Location: The Ship, 68 Borough Rd, Southwark, London, SE1 1DX

Showtime 8pm

Admission £5

Information and Reservations 07840 588 273

Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer

Presented in association with Ship of Fools.

"Anthology" Returns to Stoke Newington!

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Fresh from its Leicester Comedy Festival triumph -- where several of the audience members actually paid for their tickets! -- "Anthology" returns to the White Hart in Stoke Newington, this Sunday (the 22nd) at 8.

In recent shows, Alys Torrance told of an encounter with her grandmother's ghost, Jo Coffey of a special moment with Larry Hagman and Joe Bor of his two(!) bumholes.

Marian Pashley confessed to attempted murder, Richard Herring admitted he drilled a hole in a wall to ogle his sister's hot friend and James Dowdeswell testified that his school chum once entered their classroom and shot the history teacher.

This week, comedians including Ronnie Golden, Hils Barker and Steve Day will tell all.

Tickets, £5, are available at the door.

I, Andrew J. Lederer, will be your host and trusted pal.. Hope to see you there.

Recommended by Time Out:
http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/132365/anthology-comedians-tell-stories-from-life.html

(Presented in association with The Poodle Club.)

Date:
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Time:
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:
The White Hart (Upstairs)
Street:
69 Stoke Newington High Street, N16 8EL
City/Town:
London, United Kingdom

Email:
anthologystorytelling@googlemail.com

The Leicester show was really fun.

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Next week, back to good, old Stoke Newington.

Watch this space.

"Anthology -- Comedians Tell Stories from Life" at the Leicester Comedy Festival

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The relevant details, in a nutshell:
"Anthology: Comedians Tell Stories from Life"
10pm, Sunday, 15 Feb
Bowies Bar (Belmont Hotel)
De Montfort Street
Leicester LE2 7GR
Tickets £5 (available via ticketweb.co.uk, by calling 08700 600 100 or at the door.)

Next Show: Sunday, 8 Feb

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Top comedians tell true stories from their lives.

Recently, Alys Torrance told of an encounter with her grandmother's ghost, Jo Coffey of a special moment with Larry Hagman and Claire Stroud of the trouble with lodgers. Joe Bor spoke of his two (count 'em!) bumholes. Liam Mullone of love thwarted by a Magic Robot and Lheila Oberman of her grandmother's gift of an unwanted nose job. PLUS Marian Pashley confessed to attempted murder and Richard Herring confessed that he'd once drilled a hole in a wall to ogle his sister's hot friend

This week, Dave Cohen (Radio 4), Judith Faultless (Faultless & Torrance), Richard Sandling (winner, So You Think You're Funny), Sarah Bennetto (Storytellers' Club), Anil Desai (Spank!), Paul Ricketts, Deborah Sabapathy, Rob Deb and Hannah Dunleavy reveal all.

Tickets, £5, are available at the door or online at
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2940818

Andrew J. Lederer will be your (hopefully) genial host. Hope to see you there.

Upstairs at The White Hart, 69 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 8EL

Recommended by London Lite & Time Out:
http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/129488/anthology-comedians-tell-stories-from-life.html

(Presented in association with The Poodle Club.)

Next Show: Sunday, 1 Feb

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Last week, Joe Bor talked about having two bumholes. Liam Mullone told of young love thwarted by a defective Magic Robot, Lheila Oberman revealed her grandmother's desire to gift her with an unwanted nose job, Marian Pashley confessed to attempted murder, and Richard Herring admitted he'd once drilled a hole in a wall to ogle his sister's hot friend.

This week, Hils Barker, Jonathan Hansler, Vikki Stone, Dave Cohen, Shelagh Martin, Jo Coffey, Deborah Frances-White, Sajeela Kershi, Tony Cowards, and Alys Torrance tell all.

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

Presented by the Poodle Club, upstairs at The White Hart, 69 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 8EL. Admission only £5. (Tickets available at the door or online at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2773662.)

Brief but favorable mention

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of the show in Richard Herring's blog today. (He was one of the performers last night.)

http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/warmingup.php?id=2277

Upcoming Shows

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howdy folks,

the next three anthologies are at the white hart in stoke newington, presented by the poodle club

basic information here: http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/128982/anthology-comedians-tell-stories-from-life.html

sundays:
25 jan -- lizzie roper, lheila oberman, joe bor, caroline mabey, richard herring, andrew o'neill, liam mullone, donald mack
1 feb -- hils barker, jonathan hansler, vikki stone, dave cohen, shelagh martin, jo coffey, deborah frances-white, sajeela kershi, tony cowards
8 feb -- leanne diggins, rob deb, adams and rea, dave cohen, judith faultless, richard sandling, paul ricketts, deborah sabapathy, anil desai, hannah dunleavy

(the following sunday, 15 feb, anthology will be the final show in this year's leicester comedy festival.)

advance tickets for the 25 jan show, with a £1 per ticket discount, can be purchased here;
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2496763

hope to see you,
andrew

Pictures from the Most Recent "Anthology" by Paul Fuller

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Buy Tickets Online!!!

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For Thursday's Show (12/11). Show details in the post below.

Only £5.

Click Here to Buy

Next Show, 11 Dec in Stoke Newington

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White Hart, 69 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 8EL
8:30pm
Phone for reservations: 07840 588 273
E-mail: ajlpictures@gmail.com

Comedians tell true stories from their own lives without first turning them into "jokes".

Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer.
Tonight's show features:
Karen O. Novak (Poodle Club)
Richard Sandling (Winner, So You Think You're Funny, 2007)
Lewis Schaffer (Leicester Square Comedy Festival)
Ronnie Golden (Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden; Fabulous Poodles)
Sarah Bennetto (Storytellers' Club)
Jo Romero

Presented by The Poodle Club

"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.

Tonight!

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Tonight! Inn on the Green, 3-5 Thorpe Close, London, W10 5XL 8pm.

Ronnie Golden (Barry Cryer/Ronnie Golden), Tiffany Stevenson (Phil Nochol's "Old Rope"), Sajeela Kershi (Nrendan Burn's award-winning show), Terry Saunders (Time Out Readers' Top Ten Comedian)

Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer ("Anthology")

Next "Anthology" 25 Nov

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http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/event/122154/anthology-comedians-tell-stories-from-life.html

More Re 4 Nov "Anthology"

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"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).

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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.)

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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

Amazingly nice words from Richard Herring:

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http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/warmingup.php?id=2109

More Fringe Press

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Scotsman:
http://living.scotsman.com/recommends/Best-Festival-storyteller.4360063.jp

Also see my "Guest Ramblings" in the newest issue of Three Weeks, available all around the festival.

"Anthology" at This Year's Edinburgh Festival -- Starts Tomorrow!

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Matt Crosby of if.comedy nominee Pappy's Fun Club is the special guest. Sajeela Kershi will talk live for the first time about how she was in last year's if.comedy award-winner but couldn't tell anyone. (I may tell the story about wearing Jerry Seinfeld's trousers.)

Anthology is a comedy storytelling show. Each guest tells a ten-minute true story from life.

We've been recommended multiple times by Time Out and the Evening Standard.

Show's at 12:50pm at The Counting House, 38 West Nicolson Street.

And it's free! (Though contributions are encouraged.)

If you get lost, my number is 07840 588 273.

Hope to see you there.

Andrew
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"Anthology"
Comedians tell stories from their lives, straight, without the stylization and artifice of traditional stand-up comedy.

31 July - 25 Aug (not 11)
The Counting House (close to the Gilded Balloon and all the action)
Daily at 12:50 (One Hour)
Hosted by Andrew J. Lederer
Lineup (so far):
31 July -- Matt Crosby (if.comedy nominee, Pappy's Fun Club), Sajeela Kershi (telling live, for the first time, the story of how she managed to be in the biggest show in Edinburgh last year yet couldn't tell anybody about it)
1 Aug -- Kev F. Sutherland (The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre)
2 Aug -- Jo Caulfield
3 Aug -- Hils Barker, Liam Mullone
4 Aug -- Stephen Grant, Lewis Schaffer
5 Aug -- Steve Day, Tiffany Stevenson, Tiernan Douieb
6 Aug -- James Campbell
7 Aug -- Josie Long (if.comedy best newcomer), Sarah Bennetto, James Dowdeswell
8 Aug -- Zoe Lyons (if.comedy best newcomer nominee)
9 Aug -- Matt Kirshen
10 Aug -- Richard Herring
12 Aug -- Paul Sinha (if.comedy award nominee)
13 Aug -- Deborah Frances-White
14 Aug -- Scott Capurro (Perrier nominee), Sajeela Kershi
15 Aug -- Martha McBrier, Matt Price
16 Aug -- Terry Saunders
17 Aug -- Eric Kirchberger
20 Aug -- Paul Foot
Date TBC -- Ronnie Golden

(Join the Anthology Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6735956172)

First Fringe Press

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"Anthology" was mentioned in an interview in the current Three Weeks eWeekly:
What are your 2008 programme highlights
Steve Day back for a third year; Ivor Dembina's Jewish/Palestinian comedy show; the unlisted show Anthology – daily story-telling from acts like Jo Caufield, Richard Herring, Scott Capuro; the reprise of highly regarded 'I Kissed A Frog And It Gave Me Herpes' from 2007; Alexis Dubas' 'Fine Sketchup' featuring top sketch acts from across the Fringe including if.comeddie nominees Pappy's Fun Club; The Late show at the Meadow Bar – true late night Fringe madness from 1am to 3am; ComedySportz – Family friendly improv.

I guess it's no longer too early

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to say that I particularly hope people will turn out for the first "Anthology" of our Edinburgh run.

The show will run daily from the 31st through the 25th (except for the 11th) but, as we're not listed in the main Fringe programme, the first installment would strongly benefit from your attendance. (It's the first show of the day in our venue, so flyering won't kick in -- in terms of effectiveness -- until day 2.)

If.comedy best newcomer nominee (for Pappy's Fun Club) Matt Crosby will be our headliner that first day. He's done a lot of these and he's great.

"Anthology" features top comedians telling true stories from their lives without first turning them into set-ups and jokes. Jo Caulfield, Scott Capurro, Paul Sinha and many others will be appearing this year. The acts who've signed on are listed in a separate post on this page.

There are similar shows this year, all worth your while, but we're proud to have been first, at the Fringe since 2005.

Please send this post to others who may be interested.

Can't wait to see you (on the 31st or later in the run),
Andrew
(NYC)

Angels Wanted

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Hi Everyone,

I'm finding that, even with it being in a free venue and all, this here Edinburgh summer production is costing me more than I got.

A couple of years ago, I put out a call for contributions (& it WORKED!) but I figured it would somehow be wrong to do it again. Then I saw that Richard Herring had set up an online Edinburgh fund for people to contribute to and I figured if someone who has an income can do it, I can too.

The show will be really good this year. (The line-up thus far is in the post below this one.) And if you want, I'll put contributors names in a simple program along with whatever message you want the public to see -- just send it to me.

Last time, I asked for $20/10 quid and I guess that seems like not so much to ask, but -- of course -- even a buck would be well-appreciated and useful. (Well, not if only one person sent it, but if a BUNCH of people . . . )

You can go to http://paypal.com and follow the instructions to send money an e-mail address. My address is andrewjlederer@gmail.com. (You can even use a credit card.)

And iff you have trouble, simply write to me and I'll make it all better.

Ooh. Actually, I just got a link from PayPal to an official Anthology donation page. (Here it is: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=andrewjlederer%40gmail%2ecom&item_name=Anthology%20in%20Edinburgh&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8) I hope it works.

Anyway, thanks for the extra help if you end of sending something. Otherwise, thanks for your normal, much-appreciated, support.

Feel free to forward this request to others if you think they'll care. (But not to embarrass me.)

Your loving producer and host,
Andrew