It was my brothers thirtieth birthday on Wednesday last week and to celebrate I bought two tickets to see Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show in London at the Bloomsbury Theatre. As we left I told him that this would be an all expenses paid, all inclusive trip, of which he took great pleasure in stretching to the max. A taxi ride, train ticket, full three course meal later and we were sat in the theatre waiting for Lee Nelson AKA Simon Brodkin to walk on stage whilst drinking a, less than ice cold, pint.

Having watched the Lee Nelson show on BBC3 I had decided to get seats that were close enough to feel like part of the action but not to close that Simon Brodkin saw us as a target! Throughout the show, most of the jokes were aimed at pulling apart the audience, their appearance, where they lived or who they had come with. Ultimately, this made both of us feel rather uneasy, hoping for the entire show that we would blend in with the background and not be spotted unashamedly laughing at the downfall of those around us!

Despite being fairly new to the comedy circuit, I actually had a very good time, laughing harder and longer at more of ‘Lee Nelsons’ jokes than I did at Jimmy Carr or Rickey Gervais. I’m not sure what this says about my sense of humour, or even the abilities of the other comedians but I have to say this show, in my opinion, was money well spent!