Gig targets London commuters

Live comedy is usually thought to be a late-night affair, taking place in darkened, boozy rooms designed to feel like a hidden netherworld.

But a new gig in London is set to challenge that… taking place at 7 o’clock in the morning.

Organiser Kassandra Lauren Gordon, pictured, believes her Comedy AM show will be the perfect start to the day for business people – even if it does mean leaving home 90 minutes early to catch it.

She says her mission is to ‘turn the commuting culture upside-down and transform mornings into something glorious’ following research that suggested those who travel to work are more anxious and dissatisfied than those who don’t.

Gordon – whose main job is as a jewellery designer – is putting particular emphasis on attracting the self-employed, who she fears do not pay enough attention to their ‘wellness’.

She said: ‘I love comedy and I’m an entrepreneur guilty of not taking time for myself to laugh and enjoy life. But I’m not the only one. 

‘Comedy AM is about finding time to get together with wonderful people, have a laugh over breakfast and bring out the sunshine.’

The monthly show. which kicks off this Thursday, takes place in Blooms, a business club in Shoreditch aimed at female entrepreneurs.

And she could be on to a lucrative sideline, as tickets are priced £20…  the same as the Friday night show in the Comedy Store, which attracts the cream of the stand-up circuit.

Comedy AM’s first bill comprises Nigel Lovell, Isabelle Farah, Sally Firth, Arthur Mitchell and Ola Aralepo. And you get breakfast, too. It runs from 7am to 8.30am. Tickets,

Published: 25 Feb 2018