Paul Thompson Performs 'to Absurdity and Beyond!'

Following his fabulous Jake Thackray show in 2024, Paul Thompson returns to Reeth Memorial Hall with ‘To Absurdity and Beyond!’ a celebration of classic comic songs by Victoria Wood, Jake Thackray, Flanders and Swann, Tom Lehrer and Tim Minchin, along with some of his own satirical material. Expect to hear ‘The Ballad of Freda and Barry (Let’s Do It)’, ‘Sister Josephine’, ‘Poisoning Pigeons in the Park’ and ‘The Hippopotamus Song’, along with many other hilarious classics. A night of laughter, not to be missed.
‘The comedy song is something of a lost art... Paul Thompson encompasses the spirit of his hero, Jake Thackray, perfectly,’ RnR magazine. Paul is an accomplished musician and songwriter who performs with Nadine, a guitar Thackray once owned and named. He is also co-author of an acclaimed biography, Beware of the Bull – The Enigmatic Genius of Jake Thackray. His latest book is Jake Thackray – The Unsung Writer, an anthology of Thackray’s prose writing. www.paulthompsonmusic.co.uk