Acts @ The Funny Side : Grant Westbrook

Accomplished improviser and actor Grant Westbrook has been resident MC at The Funny Side since we opened in 2006.

"Grant Westbrook is slick" The Scotsman

"In ten minutes flat, he had the crowd laughing, the potential hecklers sussed and sorted and the subdued office party on the front row warmed up and ready to roll with the first act. It is not often that an audience is sorry to see the compere leave the stage, but after ten minutes of Westbrook, we were disappointed to find that he was not, in fact, the first act himself." British Theatre Guide

"an excellent compere, who helps the audience shrug off their inhibitions and really get into the humour" ViewLondon

Having been abandoned as a baby, Grant was raised by wild dogs on the desolate plains of Nordfjorddeid in Norway. He soon learnt, if he wanted to make it through the night, without being ripped limb from limb, he'd have to make those puppies laugh. It took some time, but oh how they laughed!

He was discovered by Fisherman and Comedy Impressario Ragner Lorentzen some 28 years later. Ragner later remarked "To make people laugh is ok to make the doggies laugh - wow that is really something." It was Ragner that launched him into the big time with a summer season at his own self-titled "Ragners Palace of Laughter." The rest as they say is history. Grant has been wowing audiences ever since. True Story....

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Grant Westbrook is one of our resident comperes.

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