November’s show saw the Honest Liars going over time much to the delight of the audience.

The players arrived early enough to set up the Jam Factory ready for the audience. This is not as simple as putting out the chairs. A trial of moving the stage to a side wall is currently happening. So the strong were allocated to moving the blocks while the brainy ones were working out the jigsaw!

Finally, warm-up began then it was off to Mood for a pre-drink and some laughter.

The ‘Categories’ game started the show with all the players testing their knowledge on different types of pizza toppings to types of criminals. In the category of Shellfish, it soon became apparent that there are many different coloured crabs… and even ones that don’t live in the sea! But as the players latched onto this cheating, they were quickly buzzed out until the winner was finally left standing.

The ‘Sign Language Interview’ is always a hit and this night was no exception. Jon interviewed Brett, who was an expert on teaching Sloths to juggle. Kelly, who was signing, had to get into all sorts of bizarre contortions to ‘translate’. It included up and down on the floor as Brett explained that Sloths are not that good at juggling when they’re upside down. It didn’t help that the interviewer, Jon, kept repeating the words upside down each time Kelly had stood up.

 ‘Pocket Note’ offered the audience a chance to deliver some cracking good lines. From “It’s tiny”, “Goodness, what a big one!” to “Your hair smells like vomit”. But the line that stole the game came at the end “I have nightly anus cramp”, and it fitted right in. Steve, Mark and Kathy were onboard Steve Irwin’s charter boat with no wifi. It seemed such a fitting place to be for such pocket notes and created lots of laughter.

 After the mandatory half time to replenish drinks, the players moved on into an ‘Alphabet Duel’. This was the first time a touch of theatre sports has been done by the Honest Liars.

Wendy and Kelly began round one with a suggestion from the audience that couldn’t be beaten. A Bris ceremony (and that’s a circumcision if you don’t know). Turned out that Timothy, who was having the procedure, was an adult, not a baby. So when Fee and Jon had their turn about Australia, they had to try and pull out all the stops to win. Even when Fee admitted that Timothy was her lover and had just had a circumcision, it didn’t help. The audience quite rightly cheered the loudest for Wendy and Kelly.

 After ‘Movie Trailers’ it was time for another winner, the ‘Dating’ game. Jon, Mark and Steve were the eager bachelors, and as Kelly quizzed them, it became apparent which one she would pick. As a crash-test dummy, Steve was out because of the damage he had. Mark was also a no-go as he morphed into a zombie. But Jon, a coach in the Karma Sutra, was a winner in Kelly’s eyes for what he could bring to the relationship.

A slight twist to the game of ‘Rant and Rave’ saw Kathy, Mark, Steve and Brett ranting and raving about urine on the toilet seat, the size of cubicles in public toilets, portaloos and bidets. Yes, the topics were very potty.

Finally, the show ended, the stage was reassembled to its rightful place, chairs stacked and the lights switched off. Naturally, the players headed off to Mood where some audience members were waiting.

Thanks to the players:

Thanks to the Crew:

Fee and Kristina

The next show at the Jam Factory is on Sunday 6th December 7 pm

Book your tickets, have a drink at Mood Lounge first, then join us for loads of laughs.1^st Sunday of every Month
Jam Factory, Historic Village
Show Starts: 7 p.m.

Level 2 did not stop the Honest Liars Improv show going ahead at the Jam Factory last Sunday night.

Nor the fact that many dads were spending time with their kids and family celebrating Father’s Day. Even so, there was a very respectable turnout considering all the obstacles.

Forever the positive people, the players set up the Factory for a show and as the punters arrived, they were signed in, sanitised and instructed to move the chairs to create their own little bubbles. Laughter is definitely needed in these times.

The show began with Jon getting the players warmed up with the ‘Categories’ game. And, as was fitting for the occasion, famous fathers was the first category to be suggested and so it began with Winston Churchill, Lincoln and the Queen… wait a minute, that’s not a father!!! Then buzz out the player was the message from the audience.

‘Foreign Film Dub’ had Sally and Kevin playing two French lovers in lockdown in a film title ‘Sacré Bleu’. The translators, Kathy and Kim had them going from bedroom antics to Kevin making crepes with extra gluten for Sally whose allergy to gluten made her swell up to large proportions.

The ’Cube’ game with Kevin, Brett, Kelly and Kathy had suggestions ranging from a motorcycle to rats. But it was the suggestion of ‘horny’ that gave Brett the idea of putting Kevin into the zoo enclosure with a rhino telling him to watch out for the two horns. Kathy and Brett then had the word ‘eggplant’. But the quick-thinking Kathy gave a great twist as she complained to her ‘husband’ that the eggs had not grown after she’d planted them, nor had the toast or the bacon for that matter.

Kelly was the complete star of the show with her sign language as she ‘translated’ the interview with the expert who taught lions to do brain surgery. The audience were in both hysterics and awe with how she managed to ‘sign’ the pack of lions, their surgery skills and the mating rituals they did.

In ‘Pocket Note’ Mark was meeting up with two women in the infamous IKandy bar. Sally was rather posh and didn’t think Mark was at all like his profile pic whereas Kelly was more interested in the shots on offer. From “You’re looking good today, Chief” to “Sticky on the bottom” the notes proved another winner helping with the flow of the scene.

The best line though came, not from the players, but from an audience member. In the ‘Press Conference’ game, Jon and Brett were sent outside while the audience concocted a scandal the two would face. It was agreed that they owned Mammas Donuts and were responsible for taking the holes out of the doughnuts. Back inside they came to face the ‘press’. A hand from the audience shot up and the first question was, “So where have you taken the holes from the doughnuts?”

The entire audience collapsed with laughter and shouts of “nooooo” before the emcee could explain to the baffled audience member that the questions have to be subtle and hints.

The players went outside again and a new suggestion was created.

Everyone thought it was a great and entertaining faux pas and just went to prove how wonderful it is to have audience participation.

The last game of the night was another favourite, ‘Puppets’ as it involves a couple of members of the audience coming up on stage to participate by being puppet masters. Kevin and Kelly were at the emergency room as it transpired that Kelly had a drinking problem and was there to get her stomach pumped.

Mood Lounge, across from the Jam Factory, was extremely busy that night looking after the players pre and post-show along with audience members wanting to have a drink before and at intermission. What a great place to hang out, especially to wind down after the show.

Thanks to the players:

Thanks to the Crew:

Fee and the players!

The next show at the Jam Factory is on Sunday 4^th October 7 pm

Book your tickets, have a drink at Mood Lounge first, then join us for loads of laughs.

1^st Sunday of every Month
Jam Factory, Historic Village
Show Starts:  7 p.m.

Next Workshop – Jam Factory Saturday, October 10th 10 – 12

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