The Wam Bam Club
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The Wam Bam Club is a weekly cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...

 and burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...

 show at the Café de Paris
Café de Paris (London)
Café de Paris is a London nightclub, located in the West End, beside Leicester Square on Coventry Street, Piccadilly.It opened in 1924 and subsequently featured such performers as Dorothy Dandridge, Marlene Dietrich, Harry Gold, Harry Roy, Ken Snakehips Johnson and Maxine Cooper Gomberg...

 in London with host/curator Lady Alex and resident acts Cabaret Rouge and Bunny Galore. Guests can take part in a burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...

 class beforehand and have the option to enjoy a 3 course meal during the show.

Since it started in 2006, the show moved from its origins at the Battersea Barge to the Soho Revue Bar before its current home at Cafe de Paris every Saturday night. The show is sponsored by lingerie brand What Katie Did

Acts

With a rotating line up every week, The Wam Bam Club has played host to some of the finest stand up comedians, burlesque artists, magicians and musicians on the cabaret circuit including:
  • Jack Whitehall
    Jack Whitehall
    Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter and actor, best known for hosting the E4 show Big Brother's Big Mouth in 2008, Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth in January 2009, and the Channel 4 topical entertainment show the TNT Show.-Early life:Whitehall was born in...

  • Milton Jones
    Milton Jones
    Milton Jones is an English comedian. His style of humour is based on one-liners involving puns delivered in a deadpan and slightly neurotic style. Jones has had various shows on BBC Radio 4 and is a recurring guest panellist on Mock the Week...

  • Scales of the Unexpected
  • Pippa Evans
    Pippa Evans
    Pippa Evans is a British comedian, known for her work in character and improvisational comedy.Having studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University, she became a member of Scratch improvisation comedy troupe, and appeared in Newsrevue, a topical comedy show at London's Canal Cafe Theatre...

  • Ninia Benjamin
    Ninia Benjamin
    Ninia Benjamin is a British comedian who makes frequent appearances at the Edinburgh Festival. Benjamin has also appeared on the TV shows 3 Non-Blondes and Twisted Tales....

  • Banbury Cross
  • Ruby Deshabille
  • Boy with tape on his face
  • Christian Lee
  • Millie Dollar
  • Craig the Incredible Hula Boy
  • Missy Malone
    Missy Malone
    Missy Malone is a Scottish burlesque performer currently based in central England. She is known throughout Europe for her high calibre performances that fuse classic 1950s pin-up girl style and modern rock energy.- Early years :...

  • Chris Cox (entertainer)

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