Susan Morrison: How to give the comics a bit of a lift
It should have worked. Had the lift not jammed.
Cue pandemonium. I’ve got a stand-up comedian, a driver and two random women trapped in a lift. Up the road, The Stand will have a Stephen Carlin-shaped hole on their stage at 9.25, he being the immured act.
Hurrah to the double-quick lift engineer. Not to worry, I shouted to Stephen. We’ll have you out there in no time.
No hurry, he shouted back. This is going really well. Small venue, but a great audience. Might do it next year.