Let's Do It! Classic Comic Song Night
Burton in Lonsdale Village Hall, Burton in Lonsdale, LA6 3JU
Saturday 28th November 2026
Join us in Burton in Lonsdale on Saturday 28th November for an evening of classic comic songs by the likes of Victoria Wood, Jake Thackray, Flanders and Swann and Tom Lehrer, performed by Paul Thompson.
Expect to hear ‘The Ballad of Freda and Barry (Let’s Do It)’, ‘Sister Josephine’, ‘Poisoning Pigeons in the Park’ and ‘The Hippopotamus Song’, along with many other hilarious classics, and a little of Paul's own satirical writing. Guaranteed to be an evening like no other!
Paul is an accomplished musician and songwriter who performs with Nadine, a guitar once owned and named by Jake Thackray. He is also co-author of an acclaimed biography, Beware of the Bull – The Enigmatic Genius of Jake Thackray. His latest book is Jake Thackray – The Unsung Writer, an anthology of Thackray’s prose writing. www.paulthompsonmusic.co.uk
Expect to hear ‘The Ballad of Freda and Barry (Let’s Do It)’, ‘Sister Josephine’, ‘Poisoning Pigeons in the Park’ and ‘The Hippopotamus Song’, along with many other hilarious classics, and a little of Paul's own satirical writing. Guaranteed to be an evening like no other!
Paul is an accomplished musician and songwriter who performs with Nadine, a guitar once owned and named by Jake Thackray. He is also co-author of an acclaimed biography, Beware of the Bull – The Enigmatic Genius of Jake Thackray. His latest book is Jake Thackray – The Unsung Writer, an anthology of Thackray’s prose writing. www.paulthompsonmusic.co.uk
Price
Ticket price
£12.00
