Cold Affront Stops Drayton Comedy

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Reaction blows hot and cold at Drayton's most memorable night yet

Extreme weather conditions even affected comedy Downstairs at the Drayton last week. The show at the weekly club ground to a halt mid-show on Friday when ice and freezing cold water poured onto the stage.  

It was not a leaking roof that caused the problem, however, but an irate audience member who took exception to the material of edgy comic crooner and popular Drayton regular Frank Sanazi.  

The woman, who may have had a few too many, started throwing ice at the comic during his hilarious remake of Strangers In The Night - Strangers On My Flight.

Before he knew what had hit him, the entire contents of the bucket followed, as the furious lady sitting at the front walked out, followed by her two friends, proclaiming his act "rubbish."

The rest of the crowd clearly did not agree though and after a quick bit of mopping up on stage, Sanazi, dressed in his trademark dinner jacket and Hitler moustace, returned and  finished his set to a rapturous reception.

It was one of the most memorable nights at the club with Sanazi being followed by headline act Phil Nichol who gave an astonishingly manic 'all-singing and dancing' perfomance that had the crowd shouting for an encore before he had even left the stage.

"This is the best night I've seen here," said club regular Darrel Barker. "People will talk about this and be saying: 'you should have been there.'  

Sanazi, meanwhile, has asked promoter Phil Zimmerman to provide a wetsuit for his next appearance.... 

Tonight's  headliner is star of BBC TV's Have I Got News For You, The thick of it and Lab Rats, Chris Addison. Tickets are available on the door priced at £12.00. Next Friday (Feb 20) sees Lucy Porter headlining. Tickets priced at £9.00 available from wegottickets.com. Info from 07853 664 877.

February 11, 2009