Old Rope, London’s most legendary new material night has been running
on a Monday night for over 10 years. The joy of this night is watching the
best comics in the business grapple with new stuff and work the room.
Comics get up with their new jokes in note books, on their mobile phone
or even a clipboard.
The gimmick is simple: a piece of rope hangs from the stage and if a comic
has to do an old joke to get them out of trouble then they must touch The
Rope. Money for Old Rope. Old Rope has hosted the biggest international
names in comedy since its inception with host and curator Tiff Stevenson
(Channel 4’s Gameface, BBC2’s Richard Osman’s House of Games, BBC3’s
People Just Do Nothing) at the helm
