Frenglish / Franglais comedy

While I was at home in London this week my friend Freddie won tickets to a private stand up comedy gig with Eddie Izzard and Gad Elmaleh and sweetly invited me along. The night was Frenglish themed - English comedian Eddie was performing in French, while French/Moroccan Gad did his set in English (perfect for a bit of French practice while I was in the UK)!

Celebs for the night

The evening turned out to be a very exciting event at Abbey Road Studios where we were greeted with champagne and a star-studded room. Hosted by the French multi-media company, Vivendi, the evening started with a brief introduction in French by their English representative and English by their French one.

After a wonderful melange of the two languages and leaving the audience in fits of laughter, Eddie and Gad had a brief Q&A discussing everything from Brexit to Jeremy Paxman's ridiculous comments about the French language.

Check out Gad and Eddie on YouTube, trust me they'll make you laugh.

Abbey Road