{"id":1203,"date":"2008-11-16T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/a-night-out-in-london-with-cannon-and-ball\/"},"modified":"2008-11-16T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T17:46:14","slug":"a-night-out-in-london-with-cannon-and-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/a-night-out-in-london-with-cannon-and-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night out in London with Cannon and Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londoncover.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"360\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londoncover.jpg 360w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londoncover-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recorded live at the Dominion Theatre, London at their special show on Sunday 30th January 1983.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1197\" style=\"margin: 3px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonback.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"360\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonback.jpg 360w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonback-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;Bobby Ball attacks from the start. He picks a moon face from the audience. &#8216;E&#8217;s staring at me. Stop &#8216;im Tom! Stop &#8216;im!&#8217; Cannon restrains his partner, easing him back from the front of the stage. Ball sees another threatening look across the footlights: he curls his lip and head butts the air. &#8216;I&#8217;ll get &#8216;im, Tom! Does &#8216;e know what &#8216;ospital food tastes like?&#8217; And so it goes on &#8211; this wonderful, logical blend of comic jousting.&#8221;<br \/>Nigel Wigmore (The Guardian)<\/p>\n<p>Now captured live on stage &#8211; the sparkling comedy and musical talents of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.<\/p>\n<p>The familiar phrases, the familiar boots and braces! &#8211; they&#8217;re all there in this non-stop family entertainment spectacular from the heart of London&#8217;s theatreland. So just sit back at home and enjoy your night out!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;They happen to be the most phenomenal British comedy success since window cleaners started confessing.&#8221;<br \/>Ned Chaillet (The Times)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;The answer to making variety entertainment popular again.&#8221;<br \/>Judith Simons (Daily Express)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;This is the age of Cannon and Ball and no question about it.&#8221;<br \/>Peter Hepple (The Stage)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;The standing ovation received from the audience was a great thrill to the best comedians of the &#8217;80s.&#8221;<br \/>Sharon Champman (Morning Star)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A night out in London with Cannon and Ball<br \/>Recorded live at the Dominion Theatre, tottenham Court Road, London W1<\/p>\n<p>Colour. Approx running time: 60 mins.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Noel Green. Executive Producers: Peter Abbey, Laurie Mansfield, Stuart Littlewood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1198\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonstart7.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" border=\"0\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonstart6.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" border=\"0\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The show includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby comes on and starts laughing at a woman at the front.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby plays the Piano while Tommy tries to sing.<\/li>\n<li>Tommy tries to show Bobby how to &#8216;pull&#8217; a woman.<\/li>\n<li>Tommy tries to do a magical act.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby plays a trumpet while Tommy sings but Bobby isn&#8217;t really playing the trumpet.<\/li>\n<li>Ends with them both singing He ain&#8217;t Heavy He&#8217;s My Brother<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1200\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonshow3.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" border=\"0\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1201\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londonshow9.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" border=\"0\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1202\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/londons2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" border=\"0\" width=\"85\" height=\"152\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Also released on the Video Gems label<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recorded live at the Dominion Theatre, London at their special show on Sunday 30th January 1983. &nbsp; 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