https://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
What happens when you invoke Mercury, trickster god of the spoken word?:
A show that’s ‘absolutely hilarious’ (Neil Gaiman).
Highly anticipated return of a Fringe favourite. Off Buzzcocks, Saxondale and his own BBC Radio 4 show Pharmacist Baffler. ***** (ScotsGay.co.uk).
**** (Chortle.co.uk).
‘Those of you expecting actual magick will be disappointed. What you will get is high-energy song, one-liners, tales of O’Neill’s discovery and use of black magick (spoiler alert, heavy on the power of incantation and no blood sacrifice mentioned), some great flights of fancy about new proverbs, the first ever knock-knock joke, and a recursive Oscar Wilde gag, as well as a repeated cry of “we must cage them!” (first made by Boudicca in the Iceni). Go figure. As always, O’Neill is much more intellectual than he seems. While tales of Hermes helping to write his show and contacting the Moon Goddess on Parliament Hill might sound strange, you are left pondering the power of the incantation and rethinking the way jokes work. This is a strange broth of a show, with little bits of many things bubbling away in there, but it is highly enjoyable.” The Scotsman
Cambridge RockSoc presents:
CEREBRAL EXTINCTION (Italy – Brutal Death Metal)
Coming all the way from Italy, Cerebral Extinction have recently released a new album titled ‘Necro Parasite Anomaly’ and it’s killer! Expect nothing but brutal slam and quality death metal similar to Katalepsy, Origin and Devangelic. Br00tz!
BLACK SKIES BURN (Death Metal/Grindcore)
If you’ve never heard of Black Skies Burn before, you’ve probably been living in a cave for a while. Blasting since 2005, they’ve supported the likes of Napalm Death, Sepultura, Vader, Kraanium and many more. They played Obscene Extreme Festival last year and have recently released a split album with Semen. So come and get tanked with them!
TOTAL CONSUMPTION (Grindcore/Crust Punk/Sludge)
Outrageous London based grind with an obsession for everything weird and disgusting, with a little seriousness thrown in for good measure!
TRIANGLE FACE (Avant Grind)
Featuring members of Terra and Obscene Entity, Cambridge-based supergroup Triangle Face define themselves as “a selection of pseudo-lifeforms inexplicably compelled to design an infliction upon the senses”. Their debut show supporting Portuguese grind legends Serrabulho achieved exactly that and they’re about to record their first album. Something not to be missed!
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