St David’s Hall
Tue 14th Sept
words: Jake May
Following their much loved and critically acclaimed debut show School of Pop, as well as a string of awards at various festivals, musical-comedy duo Frisky and Mannish return with follow up The College Years. The duo will be visiting Cardiff’s St David’s Hall as part of their UK tour this month.
Laura and Matthew, who formed their comedy act in 2008, are known for hilariously re-arranging well-known (and sometimes much hated) pop songs such as those of Lady Gaga; as well as merging modern pop culture with history or classic literature, like their Kate Nash rendition of Wuthering Heights.
The pair were featured as ‘talents to watch’ by The Sun, but don’t let that bother you – real newspapers love them too – The Guardian and Independent chucked adjectives such as ‘joyous’ and ‘wildly talented’ at the pair.
The College Years is the sequel to their schooling debut and according to reviews provides more of the same if not better entertainment. It sees the likes of Florence and the Machine covering Peter Andre; Noel Coward singing Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal performing a duet with Shirley Bassey, and all too side-splitting effect. At 10 quid it is a bit of a bargain too. To book your tickets visit www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk or call 029 2087 8444.
Frisky and Mannish will be at the Corn Exchange Wallingford on 4th December. http://www.Cornexchange.org.uk. Have a drink at the Old Post Office after the show – they're running a competition to win a special prize!