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Steffen Peddie
99 Problems And The Chips
Still Ain’t One
South Shields Customs House
30th July 2016
Steffen
Peddie has starred in the BBC tv series Hebburn and has kept the Metro Radio’s Night Owls’ hot seat warm whilst Alan
Robson was away. Tonight he used the wealth of his life’s experience to produce
a wonderfully funny show. But just like Night Owls the evening relies upon the
audience input and hence each show is unique.
This
was show #29 for Steffen in this format and we enjoyed a completely different
series of gags and situations compared to our last visit (NETG Review link).
Steffen
comes across as a friendly personable bloke and he keeps the proceedings pretty
light hearted given some of the topics brought up by the punters. He starts the
show by introducing himself and pointing out some of life’s scrapes that he has
found himself in. A microphone is then passed to a volunteer from the audience
whose job it is to pull out, and read, the evenings problems. The problems had
previously been written by the audience and placed in a box upon arrival.
Steffen’s mastery comes then to the fore as he turns these issues into a
comical story. He has no control over which problems will come up so his only
preparation is life itself.
The
South
Shields
crowd were on form tonight as we were given treats from dieting plans,
squeezing into seats, nightmare daughters and online dating through to amusing
fights. Each of the problems led to a
series of amusing anecdotes and situations from Steffen. He is never cruel to members of the audience
but the various towns that we live in are fair game.
Steffen
discusses the clashes of cultures between the London based crew and the
Geordie cast on tv programmes and how the audience get sucked into believing
wrestling is real. Adding to the peril for the comic tonight were the fact his
mother and his wife were in tonight’s audience.
It added an edge on to stories of school, swans and Starbucks; dating,
daughters and diet classes. Whilst chips are never a problem, you can have too
many toppings on them.
The
show ran for over 2 hours, including an interval, and Steffen never let up on
the pace or big laughs. It is a big, bold show that leaves the audience feeling
good. The South
Shields
crowd were as much a part of the show as their accommodating host. Steffen is
surely heading for bigger shows – miss him at your peril.
Steffen
Peddie appeared as part of the South Tyneside Comedy Festival which runs until Saturday
6th August 2016. Details can be found on the South Shields Customs House website LINK.
Read our preview here: NETG Comedy Preview
Photos
credit: Andy Hollingworth
Tickets:
Steffen Peddie will be
bringing the show back to the region on Tuesday 27th September 2016 when it
comes to the Newcastle Stand Comedy Club
Tickets £8
Buy tickets & get
more details from:
http://www.thestand.co.uk/show/27588/steffen_peddie_-_99_problems_and_the_chips_still_aint_one
or call the box office on 0191 300 9700.
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