Gary Colman, Abi Roberts

The (every other) Fortnight Club today... 28 years and still going strong...

The Fortnight Club is in it's 28th year making it the worlds longest running new material night for professional comedians. Over the years pretty much all of the UKs top comics will have popped down to The Fortnight Club to test out their new bits of material. And whilst we often get 'comics off the telly' popping in, the club is not about that. It's about creating a fun environment where a carefully curated, and varied line-up professional acts can try out their new 'bits'. It's playful and it's fun, and we look forward to seeing you there.

It still runs every (other) Fortnight at it's new home, back in North London, but now at The Southgate Club. The Southgate Club is the oldest Social Club in the country and so a fitting home for the worlds longest running new material night for professional comedians.

Every Other Monday Club...

After their Edinburgh run they continued the gig but switched venues; Jim Tavare recalling that they were "thrown out as the landlord wanted loads more money". The gig switched to every other Monday at The Camden Head, Islington and they expanded the group to include Jo Brand and others. (Jim Miller recalls Donna MacPhail was also involved in the early shows; and Dave Cohen remembers that Jeff Green, Patrick Marber, Maria McErlane and Martin Soan were amongst the early regulars).

The gig grew to cult status with Ivor recollecting queues down the street on nights when Eddie Izzard and Sean Hughes were playing. In fact Ivor mused that it may have been the change in audience with "people just turning up to see celeb on the cheap" that brought about the end of The Every Other Club.

1990... The Fortnight Club is born

Images courtesy of Jim Tavare and James Miller