Comedy trio go back to school
Review – Eleanor Scotchbrook
THREE old school friends from Bishop’s Stortford are tickling the funny bones with a successful sketch show.
Huw Beynon, 19, Simon Brant and Richard Hanrahan, both 20 – who perform under the stage name Marigold – took their character sketch show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer and recently performed it again to a home audience when they returned to their alma mater, Bishop’s Stortford College.
The comedy trio got a great reception from friends and family on April 18 and are now looking to take ‘Bit Sketchy’ on tour next year.
The boys, who are all now at university, have known each other since childhood and performed in school plays before turning to comedy writing.
When apart, Huw and Richard are regulars on the stand-up circuit while Simon harbours dreams of being an actor.
Huw, who organises stand-up nights in Leeds, where he is studying, said that making their debut at Edinburgh was both nerve-wracking and thrilling and that Marigold hope to return to the festival in 2009.
“It was great performing our own material and we even got a four-star review,” he said.
“We were more nervous coming back to the college though as we knew everyone in the audience and didn’t want to let them down.
“We made them laugh though and had great fun doing it, so I think it was a real success.”
For now the trio are developing new material and are looking forward to a funny future together.
“We’d like to keep performing together and see where it takes us,” Huw added.
“We’ve been really pleased with the response so far and as long as we keep having fun with it there’s no reason to stop now.”
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