IS your funny bone in good health? Well you can find out when Dr Phil Hammond's Rude Health Show comes to town.
This GP, writer and broadcaster is best known for his jaw-dropping humour, having featured on TV favourites including Have I Got News For You and The One Show. Fresh from his sell-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe, he's gagging to pay you a visit, so make sure you book in with the doctor on Saturday, January 21, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £15, £14 concessions and £13 to members and NHS staff with proof of ID.
SWING into Norden Farm and see Paul Lamb And The King Snakes for a masterclass in how great blues is done.
Get your snake-hips ready to weave through a set combining the smoking sounds of boogie, swing and classic blues from these British Blues Hall Of Fame inductess. Tickets are £14, £12 concessions, and are available from the box office by calling 01628 788997 or visiting nordenfarm.org
CLUB Velocity/Bandorama at Rising Sun Arts Centre is offering a university challenge with a twist.
And you don't have to be an academic to enjoy it. In fact, all you need to bring are your ears and an open mind, as you'll be there to sample the sounds of the Reading Uni Vs Goldsmiths sing Off with students including Jamie Crawford, Dylan Louise, Bear Jones and Dani Nicole Weber.
Tickets costs £4, £5 on the door, with an 8pm kick-off.
ROLL up, roll up! They've got the moves like Jagger but they're The Counterfeit Stones.
Their 19th Bogus Breakdown tour marks The Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary and a highlight in a career that's seen them perform for and with, amongst many others, Bill Clinton and Oasis.
The Stones roll into Bracknell's Wylde Theatre on Thursday, February 2, £16, and Newbury Corn Exchange on Saturday, February 18, £19.50.
RISING Sun Arts Centre's next Tribute Night is Pulp on Friday February 3 at 8pm. Don't miss it.
This article appeared in Royal Borough Observer 20 Jan 12
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