At the top of Covent Garden market facing St. Paul's church in the piazza is a pub called Punch & Judy, and it is here that you can sit down and watch street entertainment that takes place in front of the church. Last October, I visited and got a glimpse of one of the acts before heading to Drury Lane theatre to be in the audience for Michael McIntyre's "The Big Show".
I had a gin and tonic, and the weather was pleasant and warm to sit outside.
The street performer was a Charlie Chaplin one, and he was dressed in the actor's iconic style but painted monotone colours as per the film in those days pre-colourization.
He involved members of the audience, and he was really entertaining with different props - balloons, hats, suitcase, umbrella, and other items.
The Punch & Judy bar is not very large and has a small indoor area and the balcony with the viws onto the piazza. It is a perfect place to have a drink and enjoy some free entertainment. While I was there, one of my good friends and her husband also happened to come in there at the same time that I was there.
Before long, it was time to go into the theatre to Michael McIntyre's "The Big Show" where it is filmed before being edited to show on television. This was my second time with this show as I had been with another friend a couple of weeks earlier where the guest was Frank Skinner. On this evening, the guests included Judge Rinder, Romesh Ranganathan, and Joe Marler.
The filming takes hours, and it was a late night for this showing as they overran a bit of the time.
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