For 43 years, Banana Cabaret has been a much-loved fixture on London's comedy circuit. Hosted by Balham pub The Bedford, it's nurtured talents including Lee Mack and Sara Pascoe, and has been central to the birth of the UK's alternative comedy movement. Now, its producer Dave Vickers is ready to retire, and he's throwing one last big bash to celebrate.
Banana Cabaret's farewell festival goes on throughout May, with a packed line-up of big comedy names, including Al Murray doing his touring show 'All You Need Is Guv', and mixed bills with the likes of Zoe Lyons, Milton Jones, Luisa Omelan, and many more. Until then, Best of Banana Cabaret shows will run every weekend in March and April, with special guest appearances including Tim Vine and Harry Hill.
We can’t resist a good bit of wordplay here at Time Out. Just look at the TO blog – it’s full of pun-ridden headlines!
The absolute master of the quick-fire one-liner is Tim Vine. He’s the punmeister general, firing out gag after gag at such a rapid pace it’s difficult to keep up.
So, to celebrate the release of his new book, 'The Tim Vine Bumper Book of Silliness: Daft Jokes, Crazy Pictures, Utter Nonsense' (published by Orion Books, priced £12.99), we’ve picked 51 of our favourite Tim Vine jokes, selected from his previous stand-up shows and bumper book of puns, ‘The Biggest Ever Tim Vine Joke Book’.
