Hoopla Impro
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Next Level Sketch’s 5th Birthday Show with Julia Masli, Luke Rollason and Jamie Mykaela
We are five! It was a splendid evening at Hoopla, our first Thursday show and a sold out room to boot. We prepped a greatest hits set – pimped up with Josephine’s wonderfully bizarre sketch about being a sofa in a nightclub toilet, alongside Ben’s pleasing anti-Dyson rant. And I rebooked some of our favourite… Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Lorna Rose Treen, Joz Norris, and Grubby Little Mitts
Our final show of the year was one of our very best, despite the loss of Susan Harrison to “double booking” and a a smaller than expected crowd for such a banging lineup. Fortunately those that did attend were WELL UP for a bit of alternative comedy, and they were repaid for their enthusiasm with… Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Jamie Mykaela, Mikey Bligh-Smith, Michael Brunström and The Mayor and His Daughter
Hello! I did the Treason Show for the first time, and am back in London with some cats. I sometimes find it difficult to sleep after a show, and so after a few aborted attempts at no longer being conscious, I thought I’d write a short post about last week’s Next Level Sketch, which was… Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Katie McCleod, Chuck ‘n’ Jeck and Rob Duncan
There has been a lot going on with me recently, more on this to come in future blog posts. A lot of you out there already know what I’m talking about. So my own personal desire for the last Next Level Sketch before our summer hiatus was to get through it without falling over or… Read more
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Spooky Baby: A Next Level Sketch
Cheers once again to Alex and the team at Orca Comedy for expertly filming another sketch from our bulging oeuvre. We’ve had assorted Halloween specials at Hoopla since 2020, and this sketch is one of my favourites because it’s just so winningly stupid. And I think the extra lines added about The Cure and new… Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Will Sebag-Montefiore, Jen Zheng, and The Awkward Silence
I dashed off to Istanbul straight after our show, and so didn’t have time for my usual, far-too-long write-up. But I wanted to write down a few things, as it was another fabulous night at Hoopla Impro, with some of my favourite people. Self-criticism corner first: I probably should have prepared better for hosting. I’m… Read more
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Bin Day: a sketch by Orca Comedy and Next Level Sketch
Thoroughly enjoyed being asked to act in this – you can read all about how the filming went here. And remember! Next Level Sketch return to Hoopla Impro next Wednesday 29th May. Come along? Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Mark Silcox, Nikola McMurtie and Thick ‘n’ Fast
One of the best shows. I go on far too long in these post-show blog posts, so I’ll just share some personal highlights via that last refuge of the feckless, the bullet point: Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Vidya Divakaran, Chris East, Al Nash and Rosalie Minnitt
I took a break from being in the Next Level cast this month, but was still roped in for hosting duties. I happily accepted this: it’s nice to feel wanted. So instead of the usual pre-show rehearsal and running around in a panic, I was able to have a beer downstairs with Paul and King… Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Camilla Borges, Joz Norris, Susan Harrison and Low Effort Sketches
Our first show of the year, and one that went really well, despite a bit of ring rustiness on my part. I was super honoured to see my old Guardian colleague Adam in the audience, along with Jeffrey, the amazing and chaos-element lead singer of their band, Applicants (RIP). I sat behind them and I… Read more
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