Cider & Comedy, who'd of thunk it
As I walked upstairs to raucous laughter my heart sank and nerves kicked in as I was entering a room full of comedians already in action. You just knew, as you bumbled through to find seats you’d be like sitting ducks ready for their gag target practice. But after a sip of my first cider of the day a Rich’s Farmhouse Cider at 6 per cent it quelled the nerves and steadied the feet, only to find out that the last remaining seats were right at the front! Cider has been produced by the Rich’s family business for over 50 years down in Highbridge, Somerset and it was a welcome surprise to find The Red Lion (on Warstone Lane, JQ) had added it to the selection of twenty ciders and perries on offer as part of their well planned tie in with Birmingham’s week long Comedy Festival (7 th -15 th Oct). Right, one down, nineteen to go! Luckily there were five of us doing the tasting duties and with seven comedians on the bill that worked out, as roughly, well, I don’...