Manchester's Frog and Bucket comedy club has teamed up with $JOKE Community to host virtual comedy gigs, the first of its kind in the whole of the UK.
The first event is on Saturday 3rd December with compere West Country superstar Cerys Nelmes (pictured) introducing comedian, actor, radio presenter and all-round legend Justin Moorhouse, Manchester’s very own rising star Brennan Reece and brilliant gagster Peter Brush. The shows will last over 50 minutes and will be pre-recorded from the Frog and Bucket stage but with your Oculus virtual reality headset it’ll be just like you’re sat right there in the auditorium!
This exciting partnership allows The Frog and Bucket to reach new audiences around the world!
The Frog will have its own club presence in the Infiniverse and the ability to run gigs 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Jessica Toomey, The Frog and Bucket’s Managing Director, said about the move, “this exciting opportunity is right at the cutting edge and the team at $JOKE are really pioneering the space. We can’t wait to perform in new ways to new audiences around the world.”
Founder and CEO of $JOKE, Simon Young, commented, “The Frog and Bucket is obviously really famous in the UK and their shows will work really well in the metaverse space”
Andy Price, co-founder and CEO of $JOKE adds, “The ability for The Frog and Bucket to promote their shows and comedians to a global audience is ground-breaking in its approach. We can’t wait to see them in the space”
The Frog and Bucket comedy club was first opened in Manchester in 1994 by David Perkin in a room above a pub just around the corner from its current location in the legendary Northern Quarter district of the city centre. The club has been putting on live professional acts at the stand up shows on Thursdays and at the weekend, giving voice to new acts on Mondays and hosting all manner of solo shows and other comedy events. During the Covid lockdowns the club began a live stream which it has continued to maintain. Toomey, Perkin’s daughter, took over the full running of the club in 2018.
The club has nurtured the talents of many big comedic talents such as John Bishop, Peter Kay, Johnny Vegas, Sarah Millican and Jack Whitehall plus many others. Now you can check out the talent at the club without going out of your front door.
$JOKE Community is the world’s leading comedy brand in the metaverse. Run by two South Yorkshire based businessmen, they operate nine virtual comedy clubs in the Infiniverse (which uses Oculus and Meta based systems) and is soon to launch in Altspace, TCG world and other leading metaverses.
In addition, they aim to help comedians mint their jokes onto the blockchain as NFTs.
Further information on $JOKE Community
The metaverse where the club will be:
