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Comedy wine night An Idiot’s Guide to Wine returns to Brixton Jamm in November and December
Merrick Watts's An Idiot's Guide to Wine combines a comedy host with a wine tasting, at a former coaching inn that appears on a 1790 route map.
Key facts
- Australian comedian Merrick Watts created the comedy-led tasting An Idiot's Guide to Wine
- Next dates at Brixton Jamm: 27 November and 4 December
- Venue address: 261 Brixton Road, London SW9 6LH
- Nearest Tube is Brixton on the Victoria line, about 5 to 10 minutes' walk
An Idiot’s Guide to Wine, the comedy wine tasting devised by Australian comedian Merrick Watts, returns to Brixton Jamm at 261 Brixton Road, SW9 6LH, on 27 November and again on 4 December.
Those dates follow a night at the venue on Friday 2 October, which ran two sessions, at 6pm and 8.30pm.
How the comedy wine tasting works
Guests taste a selection of wines while a comedian guides them through it. The aim is to take the fear out of wine and make it entertaining. No prior knowledge is needed, and nobody is expected to tell one grape from another. Snobbery is kept off the menu.
The format is pitched at two groups. One is people who tend to avoid wine tastings altogether. The other is comedy fans who are happy to watch a set with a glass in hand.
Brixton Jamm: from coaching inn to music venue
For most of its history the building was a pub. It was known as the White Horse, and later Ye Olde White Horse, and a route map from 1790 shows it as a coaching inn. Bar Lorca took over around the turn of the millennium, and by 2005 it had become Jamm.
Live music has defined it since, and it is now regarded as one of the best small music venues in south London. The venue says Adele and Florence and the Machine each played their first ever live gig there. Brixton Academy is only a short walk away, and Jamm still hosts after-parties once gigs there finish.
The closest Tube stop is Brixton, on the Victoria line. From the station the venue is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes up Brixton Road, in the direction of Stockwell.
Key questions
When is An Idiot's Guide to Wine next on in Brixton?
The next dates at Brixton Jamm are 27 November and 4 December.
Where is Brixton Jamm?
At 261 Brixton Road, London SW9 6LH.
How do I get to Brixton Jamm?
The closest Tube stop is Brixton, on the Victoria line. The venue is a 5 to 10 minute walk up Brixton Road towards Stockwell.
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