A benefit concert commemorating the great comedian Linda Smith, who died of ovarian cancer in 2006. When the lights went down there was an opening announcement (offstage) from her partner, Warren Lakin, which was extremely moving. It's clear she is still missed greatly by many people, and that further research into the disease is vital.
Fred MacAulay was MC for the night and did his usual professional job. With such a starry lineup to introduce it would have been hard to go wrong. For two hours we were entertained by Bridget Christie, Mark Thomas, Liz Lochead and her sax playing friend Steve, Jo Brand, Angela Barnes, Susan Calman, Arthur Smith, Jo Caulfield and Porky the poet aka Phill Jupitus. Hard to pick any one above the others, for all were superb, but the one joke that remained with me afterwards came from Ms Brand, and I was very impressed with Angela Barnes' set.
This concert was a one-off event in aid of the charity Target Ovarian Cancer.
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