Vix Leyton’s Chief Petty Officer (WIP) + Mark Watson is also there
Vix Leyton’s Chief Petty Officer (WIP) + Mark Watson is also there at The Queer Comedy Club, London
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About the show
Is pettiness a character flaw, or the fuel behind some of history’s finest moments? And what is the formula for success? (I have a whiteboard – I will show you)
In Chief Petty Officer, Welsh comedian and podcaster Vix Leyton turns spite into strategy, exploring the small, stubborn, gloriously petty acts that have shaped history, politics and everyday life. From colonial governors starting wars over chairs they weren’t allowed to sit on, to revolutions powered by tea, salt and spreadsheets; modern protest driven by empty seats and TikTok teens and everything 50 Cent has ever done. This is a sharp, funny comedy lecture for anyone who’s ever wished Lego into the shoe of someone who hasn’t held the door for them.
Smart, irreverent and quietly political, Chief Petty Officer blends stand-up, true historical stories and modern culture to argue that pettiness isn’t a glitch in the system – it’s often the petrol that’s driven pop culture and history forward, for better or worse.
With new material from Mark Watson, who you’ll know from Live at the Apollo. Have I Got News For You, QI, Taskmaster and Mock the Week.
Featuring - Vix Leyton
London Welsh stand up comedian and MC living and sharing a life of French Farce, fuelled by questionable decisions.
Host of smash hit podcast and live show 'The Comedy Arcade' and Glamorous assistant on Islington Radio's Tuned Up Time Machine.
Mark Watson
A former Cambridge Footlighter, Mark Watson first made an impact on the comedy circuit in 2002 when he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic competition and was a runner-up in So You Think You're Funny?
He has become known for his Edinburgh shows (2005's 50 Years Before Death And The Awful Prospect Of Enternity was nominated for the Perrier) and his gruelling shows that last more than 24 hours. Perrier's successor, the if.comeddies, awarded the panel award for best capturing the spirit of the fringe, in 2007.
Watson won the Chortle award winner for innovation in 2005, when he was also nominated for best breakthrough act, and was nominated for best compere in 2007.
He is also a novelist, with his debut Bullet Points, published in 2003; has written for TV and in 2007 landed his first radio series, Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better.