Comedy Duo Ignite the Rusty Bike

I've been hearing rumblings for months about the Exeter based female comedy team O'Shea & O'Gaukroger, but they never seemed to be in their hometown long enough for me to catch the show. Last night the stars aligned and I was able to see them at The Rusty Bike during their stop as part of The Exeter Ignite festival. Now I get it! These two are original, energetic and genuinely funny. They utilise a combination of character sketches, topical songs, ridiculous poetry, and audience involvement to breeze through their face paced hour long act. For good measure they even included a clip from a short film they are hoping to get screened on television later this year.

O'Shea & O'Gaukroger have a growing reputation and seem to be touring constantly throughout the country. They will be at the Rusty Bike again tonight so get there if you can because the closest they'll be after that is the current tour finale on 7 & 8 August at the Devon Art Centre. I am however reliably informed that O&O plan to open each tour with shows in Exeter so look for a couple of local dates, with a brand new show in late September or early October.