Horse Passports ride again / Next Level Sketch spring dates now on sale
Hi readers!
A tired James this lunchtime, after watching much more of England’s cricketing defeat in New Zealand than he perhaps should have, given that New Zealand insists upon having its own, inconvenient time zone.
Was it worth it? Absolutely yes. Test cricket is going through a bit of a revolution at the moment, and the England team is a souped-up clown car leading us all to the barricades and beyond.
Next Level Sketch
I did a v. personal write-up of last Wednesday’s show. Most of it is focused on my own performance, and how to bed in new sketches when everyone had scurvy.

Next Level Sketch, with special guests The Lovely Boys, Low Effort Sketches and Anne Crowther – jamesofwalsh
From left to right: me, Shruti Sharma, Paul Creasy, Flex Toomey, Daniel Smith and our host, the fabulous Nadine Bailey. Since Wednesday’s show, I have been helping look after my friends’ 17-month-o…
Horse Passports and future Next Level Sketch shows!
Horse Passports, aka me, Paul and Nadine, are performing in North London next Tuesday at a great night run by the lovely Chris East. If you find yourself in or around north London in a week’s time, why not come along?

WeGotTickets | Simple, honest ticketing | THE DIP @ MAP STUDIO CAFE - w/ Su Mi, Leslie Ewing-Burgesse, Party Barge & more
“It’s ok to be stupid” The Dip returns to MAP Studio Cafe with an intentionally funny tuesday night mish mash of characters, clowny stand up, sketch comedy and more, all above a hidden gem of the North London arts scene.
Tickets for our spring Next Level Sketch shows are on sale now. Having seen a bunch of pals over the past week with CHILDREN, I am now even more dimly aware than before that some people plan their lives in advance. These dates are for you…

Next Level Sketch Comedy Events | Eventbrite
Next Level is a new sketch comedy group from Hoopla! Impro. We host monthly sketch shows at Hoopla at The Miller in London Bridge.  Anyone who has taken a Hoopla! sketch course is welcome to join us - find out more at the Hoopla! website .
That’s it for this week! I’m thinking of starting a Substack for a new writing project, but I don’t know the etiquette for running several newsletters concurrently. I’ll give it a think and return with more information.
Have a lovely week,
J x x x