Old Rope at The Phoenix

On a wet Monday night in London town, R and I decided to try out the Phoenix's Old Rope comedy night presented by Tiffany Stevenson and Phil Nicol. Old Rope is a platform for established comics and newcomers to test new material from their notebooks, scraps of dog-eared paper and scribbled-on-hand set lists on a live audience. It is a great experience for enthusiastic comedy fans to see how sets take shape. This time of year is particularly good for audiences as performers are honing their material for the Edinburgh Festival in August. A short set from an exhausted Robin Ince (on his way back from Dublin and Hay-on-Wye) was a nice surprise, as we hadn't even checked line up beforehand. Other performers you are likely to see there include: Wil Hodgson, Hils Barker, Adam Bloom and Simon Munnery.

Old Rope is held at The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square. Monday nights. £5 on the door.
Nearest tube - Oxford Circus

Find out more details and how to get there, you could also join the Old Rope Facebook group to see what acts are coming up.