New double bill tour show from ‘Excellent, irresistible and winningly random’ (Guardian) cult musical-comedy duo Jonny & The Baptists
★★★★★ ‘An hour of glorious chaos’ Sunday Post
★★★★★ ‘A proper belly-laugh show’ British Theatre Guide
★★★★ ‘Excellent, irresistible, winningly random’ Guardian
★★★★ ‘Wickedly funny’ The Times
★★★★ ‘Note perfect: you’ll leave feeling warm and fuzzy’ Metro
One of the country’s most popular musical comedy double-acts, Jonny And The Baptists – like a non-related Bros, or a Simon And Garfunkel who don’t hate each other – set out on the road in 2024 with a delicious double helping of their satirical, gleeful, anarchic gag-pop. Across a riotous two hours of entertainment, Jonny Donohue and Paddy Gervers (there aren’t any actual Baptists) smash out a brand new hour and delve into their bulging back catalogue, and turn their attentions to a happier future for all of us.
THE HAPPINESS INDEX
Five Prime Ministers ago, David Cameron started a ‘happiness index’ to measure how joyful the people of this nation are. Which is ironic, given what he then did. Anyway, Jonny & The Baptists have picked up the baton and they are now trying to find out what the hell they should do with it.
A new – personal and political – show about their desire, and the country’s struggle, just to be happy.
This will be a night of rabble-rousing musical chaos from an act with few rivals in their field. And also hardly any credit for doing it. But they never, never mention that.
TEN THANKLESS YEARS
Ten years. Multiple award nominations. Absolutely no wins. What a bunch of bullshit.
The UK’s best – but definitely not best-appreciated – funny musical duo wade through the greatest hits of a cult career that should have, but has not, brought them fame and fortune. With a five-star, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run behind him, they’ve understandably decided to take this cash cow on the road. Of course, they’re only getting half the money each, so it doesn’t even really make sense from that point of view. Really, why do they bother throwing away their greatness?
