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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 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 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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Next Level Sketch with special guests The Awkward Silence, Luke Rollason, Mudfish, and Andy Barr
Hello! This was our July show, aka the last show of the summer before our hiatus so people can have a rest and go to Edinburgh or the seaside or whatever it is people do in August. At the time of the show, my mental health wasn’t exceptional, and so I didn’t do my usual Read more
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Next Level Sketch with Su Mi, Matt & Rosa, Mr Simon Topping and Joz Norris
Next Level Sketch has been going since January 2020, a really sensible time to start a regular live show. We did podcasts during lockdown, and have been gradually building ourselves back as a live concern since then. We are aware that our set-up is unusual. A writers’ collective with a core group of regular performers, Read more
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Next Level Sketch, with special guests The Free Mondays
Tuesday saw the return of Next Level Sketch to our spiritual home, Hoopla Impro at The Miller in London Bridge. It was another important step on the long road back to normality, as this time we weren’t obliged to do two sets to two different audiences. We had actual special guests in the form of Read more
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