Great respect to Glen Bo, who has managed to inspire a bunch of rebel up-and-coming Durban comedians into creating an awesome night of entertainment. Kudos too, for persuading a gorgeous little chick from the audience to "get her tits out for the lads"! All in the name of good comedy, after all.

Being a developmental club means there will always be a few jokes from the amateurs that fall flat, however the overall package was far above average on the list of fun things to do on a Thursday night. In fact, it's pretty much at the top.

The idea of ThunderHEAD is to create an environment where stand-up comedy can be nurtured; hopefully until our local talent becomes a national force to be reckoned with.

Glen Bo, being the man with the experience and by far the most accomplished and confident jokester, leads the night with a mixture of his old and new material. It was a bit annoying for me having to sit through the Japanese businessman joke for the third time this year, but it's par for the course I guess: there's no way I'd expect musicians to create completely fresh songs every time they gig, and the same standard has to be applied to comedy. This stuff isn't easy to create, I know because I try and fail with regular occurrence!

In keeping with my mood of late, I've compiled a few highlights from Glen & Co into a video package. Lurking in there too somewhere is a clip of the indecency described above. Enjoy!

Of the up-and-coming stars, lil'Paul was my favorite act. He had great chirps during the improverts (improvised comedy) section that gave me the feeling that he was authentic - a genuinely funny, off-the-cuff kinda guy. His routine was also very natural and relaxed, but deeply amusing at the same time.

It's probably a bit rude to heckel at developing comedians, but if one guy deserved it it was the gay man who's act consisted of little more than proclaiming again and again:

"I'm gay and lewd, isn't that hilarious?!"

Ummm, not really.

Still, the entire package was an absolute pleasure. You're guaranteed to have a smile on your face the whole way, as it's impossible to not get caught up in the atmosphere when everyone around is killing themselves laughing. For that, a night at ThunderHEAD is highly recommended.

Check out http://www.myspace.com/comedianglenbo for more details, or keep a look out for an upcoming event on our calendar!