Comedy Sans Frontieres

A new monthly comedy night launches, raising funds and awareness for the organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres

Always a good thing: mixing good times with a good cause. This brand new monthly night in the centre of town has been established by comedian and promoter Sami Stone, one half of the promoting team that set up Laughtermarket at The Old Market, who has one thing in her sights – raising awareness of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Explaining her motives further, Stone says: “This is the best that I can do to offer my encouragement and support to MSF. It will only be a drop in the ocean, but I am very grateful to the acts that have agreed to take part and also the venue who have generously offered to pay their expenses. All in all, whatever we raise will be better than sitting at home wondering what the world is coming to, but being paralysed to do anything about it.”

Considerably better, in fact, with anarchic Perrier nominee of 1993 and 1994 British Comedy Awards winner for best stand-up Phil Kay headlining the first show, and fantastic support from Grainne Maguire, Rachel Parris and Joe Wells. Already in place to top the bill in October is one of Stuart Lee’s favourite comics, Simon Munnery, and the months after that will see Sarah Kendall, Josie Long and Imran Yusuf offering their services for this very good cause.

Sami Stone continued, “The work that MSF do is awe-inspiring. They put themselves directly in the firing line with very little resources and often they are themselves a target for hostility. Sometimes this even results in death or kidnappings. But still MSF persevere, administering aid and medicine to those victims of war.”

You can donate directly to MSF by visiting their website: www.msf.org.uk
The Quadrant, Friday 21 September, 8pm, £6/5. Comedy Sans Frontieres runs on the third Friday of every month.