Wednesday night.
Comedy at the Tabernacle.
What’s the difference between a kangaroo and a kangaroot? A kangaroo is an Australian marsupial. A kangaroot is a Geordie stuck in an elevator.
And so it is with this comedy night. Some jokes fly through the air and cut glass with their acerbic wit, others fall to the ground with a head-scratching ‘what the hell was that about?’
Five acts. Three I’d pay to see again. Two I’d pay not to see again. And a very funny compare.
But that’s not really the point of coming here though. This is as iconically Notting Hill as Portobello Road is but without the tourists. It’s a beautiful Grade II listed building divided into a theatre upstairs, a bar and restaurant downstairs, studios, gallery and a board room. There are nooks and crannies and booths and corners to hide away in. Free WIFI and cans of Red Stripe.
The Tabernacle is multi-purpose- I’m coming back for the street dance classes on Saturday and the mid week yoga- and the heart of the Notting Hill carnival.
The Stones and Pink Floyd rehearsed at the Tabernacle, Lilly Allen debuted here. If the walls could speak they’d speak of history and racial tension and ultimately of pride and community.
And that is what I got when I came here on Wednesday. A little piece of the fiercely independent and proud Notting Hill I love.
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