Comedy & Cabaret | Truck Festival 2011

Comedy

Truck is proud to announce this year’s line-up for the Comedy and Cabaret stage. Kicking off Truck’s Comedy Tent will be the award winning and controversial Richard Herring. Dubbed as one of the UK’s most prolific comedians, Herring will be arriving in Steventon fresh from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fridge show tour, Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming.

This year’s calibre continues to grow stronger with acts such as Angela Barnes, finalist in the BBC’s New Comedy Award show, while Matt Richardson, a young gun new to the comedy scene and winner of the Newbury Comedy New Act of the year award, will compere the afternoon performance as well performing his own set. Keeping within the ethos of supporting up and coming local talent, Chris Turner joins this year’s line-up. Prior to becoming a BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, Chris Turner sprang from Oxford University’s comedy troupe The Oxford Imps. Since his national success, Turner has gone on to win a whole host of comedy gongs including Leicester Square New Act of the Year and more recently Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year award.

Cabaret

This year’s cabaret stage is set to continue long into the summer night providing Truck revellers with a whole host of bands, burlesque dancers; DJ’s and acts reminiscent of 50’s American sub-culture.

The Long Insiders and The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band are two of Oxford’s finest nostalgic rockabilly acts that will compliment Truck’s diverse and eclectic tastes. The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band shows are a succession of suave, concise numbers full of brassy, rasping sax, raucous rhythm, full-on swing-dancing music, and the stage is set for authentic, prohibition-era, speakeasy experience!

As well as that, we welcome The Severed Limb to the cabaret tent. A skiffle band from London town, The Severed Limb are guaranteed to get the crowd “fussin’ and a fightin’” for the dance floor. Their latest single “Woo Eee. Ha! Ha!” is a perfect foil to a night of rockin’ burlesque. Described as “a dirty three way between Dick Dale, Poison Ivy and Link Wray”, Truckers will need to hold on to their beautifully quiffed do’s. Alongside them are burlesque acts Miss Amelia, Miss Betsy Rose, and Daisy Deluxe all strutting their stuff.

Warming things up for the night time shenanigans will be Oxford’s very own Cabaret Clandestino – a mix of spoken word (often humorous) with a dash of fine music and improve featuring an acoustic performance from Little Fish, The Geees, The Oxford Imps, Faceometer, George Chopping, Matt Chanerin, Matt Winkworth, James Bell, Ben Walker, Mark Niel and Robin Lawley.

Friday 22nd July

Queen of Clubs Cabaret presents

Shimmy Shimmy Bang Bang (bellydance)
City of Oxford Silver Band (brass band)
Africa Junction (percussion troupe)
The Henry Brothers (bluegrass/old time)
Oxford Brookes Circus Skills Society (walkabout)
Riding the Valkyrie (opera/circus sideshow)
Zooey Aleeza (dubstep/eastern bellydance)
Norpstar (jazz/folk/beatbox)

Saturday 23rd July

Cabaret Clandestino presents

Faceometer & The Dapper Swindler - 13:00
Mark Niel - 13:15
James Bell - 13:30
Paul Askew - 13:50
Ben Walker - 14:10
Robin Lawley - 14:30
Mark Niel - 14:50
George Chopping - 15:20
Matt Chanarin - 15:40
Matt Winkworth - 16:00
Little Fish (Acoustic) - 16:20
Faceometer & The Dapper Swindler - 16:45
The Oxford Imps - 17:00
The Geees - 17:30

Special Guest: Thomas Truax - 18:15

The Long Insiders Rockin’ Cabaret

The Long Insiders - 19:30
Betsy Rose - 20:15
One Fathom Down - 20:30
Daisy Deluxe - 21:10
The Severed Limb - 21:25
Marianne Cheesecake - 22:10
Daisy Deluxe - 22:20
The Long Insiders - 22:45
Betsy Rose - 23:20
Marianne Cheesecake - 23:30
Rabbit Foot Spasm Band - 23:50