Due to huge demand, John Shuttleworth returns to the Playhouse this November with Raise the Oof!
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and βthe 42nd best reason to love Britainβ (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!)
In Raise The Oof John celebrates 40 years in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TVβs Clarinet Man β next door neighbour Ken Worthington who came last on New Faces in 73 (Tony Hatch crucified him!)
βWhen I met Ken he was eating a CurlyWurlyβ recalls John, βalthough initially I thought it was a packet of sparklers, so I gave him a wide berthβ, and the rest, as they say, is hysterical!
βActually, I feel rather calmβ muses John, βalthough after forty years and still no chart success, perhaps I should be slightly anxious. My wife Mary says I should get a proper job, but thereβs not time β Iβm about to retire! Besides, Comet β where I used to demonstrate audio equipment β no longer exists. As for the sweet factory in the Rotherham area where I worked as a security guard in the 1980βs β thatβs now an Axe Throwing Centre. Oof!β
But Iβm still posting off my songs (on cassette tape with Dolby so itβs not too hissy) to cutting edge pop acts like Chris Rea and the Lighthouse Family, plus Iβm still being booked for nostalgic singalongs at the local hospice (for petrol money only) so we have every reason to celebrate my long and illustrious career. Do come along and join me in punching the air, and helping β in an orderly and controlled fashion β to RAISE THE OOF!
Please note: this is the same show that was at the Playhouse in February 2025.
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