Yeah so this is the moment that my favourite person on earth proposed to me on stage at the end of the London Improvathon.
I thought he was still in character, and therefore it was a pretty weird move considering he was playing my brother.
1/2
But then I realised that the name he said was mine, not my ludicrous character name. It was mad and beautiful, just like him.
Of course, I said yes.
And we are absolutely over the moon! ✨🌙 🌞
2/2
I love this man. I am sick so he made a bed in the lounge, has spent the whole day looking after me, and happily answered my foot when I pretended it was a phone, because I’ve clearly gone mad. Well done
@RufusHound
. This is the very best boyfriending.
I’ve been to 2 funerals in my life where there were too many people there to find seats - my mum’s, and Andy Smart’s. Packed to the rafters. Today was a beautiful celebration of a wonderful man, and was as moving as it was joyful. Love you Andy. We all miss you x
I am blown away by this. Thanks so much to all who voted, to the lovely folk I’ve met in classes + at shows, + to all the brilliant humans who I have the great fortune to share a stage with. I’m very lucky to have found a beautiful art form that has given me a community + a home.
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
We had 1,386 people vote and we are delighted to announce the first winner!
We are excited to announce that
@sallyhodgkiss
has won your vote to become the People's Choice Improviser of the year 2019!
#improv
#winner
Andy was one of the kindest and most courageous men I’ve ever met. I’ve never known anyone embrace adventure as fully as he did. It was a privilege to share the stage with him as often as I did but a greater one to have known him as a friend. Devastated. Huge love to his family
Shocking news.Andy Smart has died. We the Comedy Store Players are utterly heartbroken. We cannot say how much we will miss him. He was a joy. He laughed more than anyone we knew. He did so much crazy stuff but mostly he made our little world way more fun. We loved him so much.
1) The face of a gal chuffed to be on her way to Edinburgh
2) The face of an idiot who has just realised she’s booked to do 8 shows this weekend
GO BIG OR GO HOME NERDS!*
*Or plan better than me
So our surprise guest today was the one and only Phill Jupitus! The delirium in these photos is entirely representative of the show. What delicious nonsense with brilliant idiots. Bloody love this show!
@edfringe
It’s my birthday + I spent the evening eating chips + drinking wine + it was a bloody delight. Feel very lucky.
This is by far the happiest period of my entire life. In general, not just the wine + chips bit. Getting older really ain’t so bad.
Pic from last week when I was sober
Needless to say
@RufusHound
and I are absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Jack & The Beanstalk! We are so excited in fact, that it took us roughly 200 attempts to record a usable video… See you
@TheatreRNorwich
!
🎉 PANTO CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉
Rufus Hound will be joining this year's
#pantomime
, Jack and the Beanstalk as King Nigel alongside Dayle Hudson as Nightshade and Sally Hodgkiss will play Jill. 🌱
Find out more -
@RufusHound
@sallyhodgkiss
@Dayle_Hudson
Over and out Edinburgh! What a (knackering) joy from start to finish.
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the shows, to all our wonderful Impro Allstar guests and to
@AndyCSP
and
@iancoppinger
for being brilliant men + dreadful influences. Right. Get me home to
@RufusHound
!
Last time we were on stage together
@RufusHound
proposed to me - what’s he gonna do this time? Get me pregnant?!
Come down to the Comedy Store next Wednesday and find out!*
* we will not be having live sex. My mum will be there.
On the 12th August at 10pm we’re having a pretty special night of comedy
@Gildedballoon
to celebrate the life of the legendary Andy Smart, raising funds for
@crisis_uk
.
The lineup is RIDICULOUS (see the poster!👇🏻) so you don’t wanna miss it!
In the spirit of Father’s Day I’d like to give a big shout out to the man who wanked into a cup in 1984 to produce yours truly. Here’s the only photo I have of him
Another bonkers and brilliant evening with
@WhoseLineFringe
. Last night’s show included resuscitating a gerbil with
@richardvranch
, singing the blues with
@GregProops
and going all anime with Frosty. Love this show and everyone involved! Excited for more next weekend
Emotionally strung out my the fringe? Me? Well I just saw a dark leaf on the ground and burst into tears coz I thought it was a dead bat.
So yeah I’m FINE
Absolutely DIVINE night with these glorious queens, in the world’s most beautiful theatre (and bar!) Thanks so much
@BoulevardSoho
and
#BTYesQueens
What a way to start the weekend! 🔥
Just absolutely fangirled
@mralistairgreen
in a cafe with the same level of intensity as when I met Gary Barlow when I was 11. Only with more screaming. Always meet (disturb) your heroes 🤘🏻
Bit behind (as per usual tbf..!) but Happy Birthday Eastenders! Used to watch with the whole family when I was a kid so was properly over the moon that it was also my first tele job as an adult. Such a friendly gang. Happy B-Day!
#EastEnders35
I thought being back in London for a few days would be fine until a woman beside me on the DLR started creaming her feet then RESTED HER CREAMY FOOT ON MY BARE LEG and I remembered I hated London and immediately tore off my leg and threw it in the Thames
My utterly brilliant friend
@rickjsims
made a strange and very beautiful short film, and like a fool put me in it. And now we’re off to festivals! Congrats to Rick and the entire gorgeous team x
Yesterday my uni pals and their gaggle of wonderful kids drove all the way to see our panto and eat waffles with us, and it was glorious. 20 years of friendship and counting! Love love love these nerds ❤️
This Sunday it will be my 18th* birthday and I will be spending it
@comedystoreuk
with the glorious Comedy Store Players! So come for the best improv in town, then join me in the bar afterwards for my first ever beer**
*lol
**lololololol
We sold it out!! Thank you so much to everyone who came, what a gorgeous (and chaotic!) celebration of our lovely friend and an amazing amount of dosh raised for Crisis. THANK YOU xxx
Here we bloody go! Get your peepers on this hella good lineup!
Me and
@RufusHound
will be joining from 3pm on the Saturday and on til the BITTER END so hope to see you there?!
💍 CAST REVEAL 💍
We're excited to announce our massive cast for The London 50-Hour Improvathon 2024!
Stars of
@TheShowstoppers
,
@mischiefcomedy
,
@bbcdoctorwho
,
@netflix
& more, join comedians and improv legends from around the world.
See the full cast:
3 years ago today (as my phone helpfully reminded me) was my first time performing with the Comedy Store Players. These people are both delightful humans and comedy legends and I bloody love ‘em! Catch them being brilliant tonight
@comedystoreuk
Thank you
@hooplaimpro
for having The Actor’s Nightmare for our first proper full length improvised play! What a joy to be on stage with these absolute wonders
Did my first
@AltComMemSoc
last night, and what delicious nonsense it was! If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you do, it's hilarious and gloriously nuts. And yes I will be wearing this outfit every day until the end of time.
If you’re in London make sure you get your butts down to the
@comedystoreuk
on Sunday. The players are legends anyway, but with added
@GregProops
it’s gonna be 🔥🔥🔥
And finally an enormous thank you to the whole team at
#WhoseLine
for allowing my childhood dream to come true! What a glorious experience to be able to perform with such improv legends. Not only was I blown away by their skill, but their kindness and warmth meant that I felt 1/2
Tomorrow! One hell of a lineup for one hell of a cause, to celebrate
@AndyCSP
and raise awareness/funds for
@crisis_uk
.
A host of incredible standup comedians, and a mash-up of the Comedy Store Players and the Impro Allstars, what more could you want!
This time next month rehearsals will be underway for Jack and the Beanstalk
@NorwichTheatre
and I am *VERY* excited about it! Tickets are still available but they're selling fast, so grab them while you can. You don't want to miss this!
& I couldn’t be prouder of
@RufusHound
. He’s poured his heart and soul into this play and blimey is it worth it. What a wildly funny and utterly heartbreaking performance. A true actor. And the best person I’ve ever met.
Also we looked FIT AF last night so that’s good un all
Not long now till a bunch of phenomenally talented improvisers (and me) take to the stage for 50 HOURS* in the
@theimprovathon
*cut to me backstage at 3am cramming jaffa cakes in my chops and weeping uncontrollably
I. CAN'T. WAIT! Tix:
Probably worth checking your step-kids have actually shut the door as they leave with their mum before you shout LET’S F*CK to their dad
Happy Easter
@RufusHound
What a bloody TREAT to perform
@brightonfringe
with the very wonderful
@yesqueensimpro
after a million years apart!
Such a revoltingly talented group to be associated with.
And glad to see I still radiate grace and decorum
In 3 weeks time these absolute legends of stage and screen (and me) will be coming to
@21Soho
for 1 night only! So grab your tickets for a night of the best improvised comedy money can buy 🎉🎉 🎉You do NOT want to miss this 🔥
@thismikemcshane
@marcusbrig
@ruthbratt
@oliverizod
Bloody hell fire Operation Mincemeat at the Riverside Studios is absolute magic!
Congratulations
@NatashaHodgson
@JakMalonee
and the rest of the team for making something so special. If you can get a ticket you MUST!
It was class to be back
@BBCCasualty
helping cast their second improvised episode. Absolutely gorgeous stuff from everyone involved. It’s almost as though improv is a beautiful and powerful art form..! 😎 Anyway please do check it out, this coming Saturday, it’ll be a corker.
This was a bit of a different one to cast! Had a great time with
@moviegoblin
,
@matmchale73
&
@sallyhodgkiss
watching some brilliant actors get their improv on. See the results in this important ep.
🎉 Big announcement. HUGE.
The London 50-Hour Improvathon is BACK! Say ‘I Do!’ to a hilarious weekend with the world’s best improvisers 💍
🗓️ 8-10 March
📍 Wilton’s Music Hall
🎟️
What an honour to be back doing the
@theimprovathon
with such a phenomenal cast + crew in such a beautiful venue! Loved every second as the pastor’s daughter; with ghosts, sordid family secrets and a violent death - it was my Destiny! Thanks so much dear pals
ALERT; I’m really sorry but I have had to pull out if the Comedy Store Players tonight as I’m sick. I’m gutted to miss it and apologies to any be who booked to see me but you’ll have the pleasure of the excellent
@sallyhodgkiss
and a wonderful show!
@comedystoreuk
#CSPlayers
The only predictable thing about a show by
@elf_lyons
is that it’ll be some sort of magic… and Heist is no exception! If you want an hour of glorious nonsense and joy this is it -
@ThisDuffy
and Elf have made something pretty special here, don’t miss it!
@edfringe
As ever
@AltitudeComedy
was an absolute banger! What a bloody joy to be a part of it. Thanks to all involved for making it so magic! Bring on 2024 💪🏻💪🏻
Look at this lineup I was on last night. Absolutely mental. These people are the best in the business.
Huge thanks (as ever) to
@RufusHound
for making something very silly and very fun with me ❤️
Edinburgh, as ever, is full of surprises. Not least because our venue set on fire yesterday! Thank you to the incredible emergency services who did an extraordinary job under pretty scary circumstances. Needless to say we’ve been relocated!
Well
@AltitudeComedy
was a BLAST. Great skiing, a clown race, a *lot* of beer and some of the best comedians in the world - what more could you want?! And doing standup on the same bill as Rich Hall (among other legends) was absolutely mad and brilliant. What. A. Week! ⛷🎉⛷
This is absolutely delightful. Thank you so much! This show has been a JOY to work on! Thanks to everyone involved including our incredible audiences xxx
My night began with my mum asking me to play “that song I like by Mark Pillow” (Marti Pellow) and, after a bottle of wine, ended with us playing Bette Midler through her phone to the urn containing the ashes of my other mum. An excellent evening all round.
Another wonderful night in Beverley with these glorious weirdos
@AndyCSP
@sirsteen
+ Stephen Frost. Such a laugh! Thanks so much for having us
@ertheatre
Met an elderly man in the park who was admiring the blossom. He asked me to take his photo and posed for several pics as he embraced the tree, gently touched the flowers and smiled from ear to ear, and it was the purest and most lovely exchange I’ve had in ages 🌸💛🌸💛🌸
Improv All-stars & more to be announced!
1st - 5th April 2024 in Mayrhofen, Austria 🇦🇹☃️👏🌟
Get your Earlybird tickets before they sell out! 10 month payment plans available to help spread the cost 🎟️
#mayrhofen
#ski
#snowboard
#comedy
#festival
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Very excited to be back with my loves The Actor's Nightmare on Friday
@hooplaimpro
!
This week's cast is
@ruthbratt
,
@sirsteen
and myself and we'll improvising some delicious nonsense. Come on down, it'll be a cracker!