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Review 1 for Uncaged Monkeys
Uncaged Monkeys aaaamazing!!!
Apollo @
- Sheffield @
- 06/12/2011 @
Posted 29/12/2011
by Joules12345
Location:West Yorkshire
Fantastic evening. A treat for our daughters 16th birthday and the show surpassed all expectations. Our physics geek daughter was starstruck by Brian Cox's appearance. And yes she knows far more than most adults. Tim Minchin was the absolute icing on the cake. I caught myself singing his I like boobs song all the way home.
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- 06/12/2011 @
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Review 2 for Uncaged Monkeys
Inspiring, astounding, amusing, indispensible
Brighton Dome @
- Brighton @
- Thu 15 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Everything described in the above review. @
Posted 17/12/2011
by Trysterones
Location:Brighton
Uncaged monkeys offered a stunning amalgamation of entertainment in all its forms. Helen Arney's ukelelic stylings were delightful, her voice incredible and her lyrics hysterical. Simon Singh offered historical and technical insights into the enigma machine, set within the broader context of the human fascination with codes.
Ben Goldacre was as compelling as ever, effortlessly fusing the scientific with its social context and drawing attention to important issues of research publication regulation - a topic made far more interesting than it sounds by his inimitable style.
Adam Rutherford rounded out the first half of the show with a truly awe-inspiring film compiled of footage of all 135 NASA space shuttle missions, magnificently scored by 65daysofstatic.
A twitter-based Q&A session with Brian Cox, Goldacre and Rutherford, followed by Cox's charismatic and accessible discussion of his work at CERN taught me more than 5 years of high school science.
Tim Minchin delivered his usual sternum-snappingly hilarious music, and provided the final crescendo for the evening, accompanied by Cox on piano, with one of the more serious songs in his repertoire. Neither I, nor the four others I attended with could find a single fault with this show.
Ben Goldacre was as compelling as ever, effortlessly fusing the scientific with its social context and drawing attention to important issues of research publication regulation - a topic made far more interesting than it sounds by his inimitable style.
Adam Rutherford rounded out the first half of the show with a truly awe-inspiring film compiled of footage of all 135 NASA space shuttle missions, magnificently scored by 65daysofstatic.
A twitter-based Q&A session with Brian Cox, Goldacre and Rutherford, followed by Cox's charismatic and accessible discussion of his work at CERN taught me more than 5 years of high school science.
Tim Minchin delivered his usual sternum-snappingly hilarious music, and provided the final crescendo for the evening, accompanied by Cox on piano, with one of the more serious songs in his repertoire. Neither I, nor the four others I attended with could find a single fault with this show.
Brighton Dome @
- Brighton @
- Thu 15 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Everything described in the above review. @
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Review 3 for Uncaged Monkeys
unforgettable title !
Brighton Dome @
- Brighton @
- Thu 15 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim minchin songs onthe piano about the universe and Jesus . @
Posted 17/12/2011
by Bamblerone
Location:West sussex
Me and my partner are into astronomy and cosmology. We were both intreeged with the line up, and were not disappointed.prof Brian Cox was inspiring as ever and Robin Incentive was a fantastic leader.Tim Minchin and the other acts were equally as interesting funny and rewarding to listen to and we cannot wait to go to the next show in the autumn.
Brighton Dome @
- Brighton @
- Thu 15 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim minchin songs onthe piano about the universe and Jesus . @
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Review 4 for Uncaged Monkeys
Excellent Night Out!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Brian Cox playing piano with Tim Minchin on guitar singing a weird Christmas song! @
Posted 15/12/2011
by tazareth
Location:Bury
An excellent night out for anyone who's a fan of science or Brian Cox! It was a bit strange at first, like sitting for lectures at Uni but then turned into a really entertaining and enlightening night.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Brian Cox playing piano with Tim Minchin on guitar singing a weird Christmas song! @
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Review 5 for Uncaged Monkeys
An entertaining & factful evening.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Learning about the Enigma machine, watching the space video.. @
Posted 14/12/2011
by Codemonkey
Location:Lancashire
Enjoyed the first half of the show best - good pace & level of interest with comedy. Q&A section was fun. Pianist was talented & raised eyebrows at times!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Learning about the Enigma machine, watching the space video.. @
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Review 6 for Uncaged Monkeys
Uncaged Monkeys
Plymouth Pavilions @
- Plymouth @
- Sat 10 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Seeing Enigma machine @
Posted 12/12/2011
by McMillan
Good night out, would recommend to any science buffs.
Plymouth Pavilions @
- Plymouth @
- Sat 10 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Seeing Enigma machine @
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Review 7 for Uncaged Monkeys
Geektastic, loved it!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin and Brian Cox performing White Wine in the Sun (one of my favourite 'Christmas' songs of all time) @
Posted 11/12/2011
by Eli24
Location:Manchester
Excellent idea for an alternative night out. Tim Minchin was the icing on the cake as I absolutely love him and only found out the day before he was going to be there. Was over 3 hours entertainment, and all the presenters were excellent. 10/10
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin and Brian Cox performing White Wine in the Sun (one of my favourite 'Christmas' songs of all time) @
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Review 8 for Uncaged Monkeys
Uncaged Monkeys - AMAZING!
Plymouth Pavilions @
- Plymouth @
- 10/12/2011 @
Favourite moment: Adam Rutherford's film and Brian and Tim's duet @
Posted 11/12/2011
by Ed75
Location:Plymouth
What an excellent evening. From Simon Singh and a real working Enigma machine to Tim Minchin's brilliant songs and of course the 'star' of the show Professor Brian Cox and his introduction to the LHC, this was an incredibly engaging and informative evening. Robin Ince was very entertaining as the compere and provided some light but thought provoking relief between the more heavy hitting science bits. One of the highlights was Adam Rutherford's moving film tribute to the space shuttle programme. All in all, a brilliant show.
Plymouth Pavilions @
- Plymouth @
- 10/12/2011 @
Favourite moment: Adam Rutherford's film and Brian and Tim's duet @
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Review 9 for Uncaged Monkeys
Unmissable monkeys!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Hard to choose but the aforementioned duet finale! @
Posted 10/12/2011
by Minty100
Location:Manchester
It was awesome and unmissable. Makes you think and laugh at the same time. Defintely worth the price of admission and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Never thought I see a duet between Cox and Minchin with Cox on the piano. Great end to a fab night. Thanks guys.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Hard to choose but the aforementioned duet finale! @
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Review 10 for Uncaged Monkeys
Night of 200billion stars was awesome
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Adam Rutherfords space shuttle video waqs awesome and Tim Minchins' "F##k I love boobs though" song !! @
Posted 10/12/2011
by vmisty75
Location:Dukinfield
If you like your science and are a bit geeky - you will love this.
Robin Ince, Prof Brian Cox and others make a fun night even funnier.
Robin Ince, Prof Brian Cox and others make a fun night even funnier.
add Tim Minchin int ot the mix and your wetting yourself laughing.
Brilliant night had by all.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Adam Rutherfords space shuttle video waqs awesome and Tim Minchins' "F##k I love boobs though" song !! @
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Review 11 for Uncaged Monkeys
Uncaged monkey's, a brilliant find.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The Enigma talk was really interesting, and Tim and Brian's song at the end was beautiful!!! @
Posted 10/12/2011
by CommandaPanda
Location:Manchester
Went to see uncaged monkeys on the 7th dec. I stumbled across it by accident whilst looking for tickets to see Tim Minchin in Manchester for a christmas present. I noticed this on his tour list, so had a look. Sounded very interesting, so booked tickets for me and two others.
We all thoroughly enjoyed it, i was a little worried at first that most of the science facts and figures would go straight over my head, but it was done in a way that anyone with a basic science knowledge would be able to understand and those with and in depth knowledge would still appreciate the way it was delivered.
It was funny, and extremely interesting, Tim Minchin is a legend and was a brilliant addition between the science talks. Can't wait till Uncaged Monkeys tour again!!!
We all thoroughly enjoyed it, i was a little worried at first that most of the science facts and figures would go straight over my head, but it was done in a way that anyone with a basic science knowledge would be able to understand and those with and in depth knowledge would still appreciate the way it was delivered.
It was funny, and extremely interesting, Tim Minchin is a legend and was a brilliant addition between the science talks. Can't wait till Uncaged Monkeys tour again!!!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The Enigma talk was really interesting, and Tim and Brian's song at the end was beautiful!!! @
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Review 12 for Uncaged Monkeys
Comedy & Physics...
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Posted 10/12/2011
by BadgerK
Location:Manchester
Fantastic evening, parts were intellectually challenging but very rewarding, and were interspersed with humour.
Excellent.
Excellent.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
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Review 13 for Uncaged Monkeys
epic entertainment!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin!! his closing song with Brian Cox accompanying him on the piano and meeting Tim at the stage door where he chatted with fans- awesome!!!! @
Posted 09/12/2011
by julesnethy
only booked tickets because Tim Minchin was appearing but enjoyed the whole show and discovered my inner nerd!! I did not only laugh alot but actually learned something and was thoroughly entertained!
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin!! his closing song with Brian Cox accompanying him on the piano and meeting Tim at the stage door where he chatted with fans- awesome!!!! @
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Review 14 for Uncaged Monkeys
Briiliant but why so vulgar?
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Simon Singh's illustrations of cyphers and debunking of certain codes. @
Posted 09/12/2011
by Astrodoc9
Location:Lancashire
This show promised so much but turned out to be a curate's egg with unnecessary obscenity thrown in. Brian Cox gave a masterly exposition of the development of the universe, while Simon Singh exposed "Bible codes" for what they were and then showed us the workings of the Enigma machine. Brilliant. However, Ben Goldacre repeated his recent TED lecture, based on his book, concerning bad research in the medical/pharmaceutical area but it was less coherent and more rushed this time. Robin Ince held things together with knowledge and wit.
Both Goldacre and Ince then ruined their contributions by uttering gratuitous obscenities (the F- word) for no justifiable reason. Then the musician Tim Minchin, having sung some cleverly constructed songs on a science theme, incredibly decided to sing a "song" consisting of the f- word repeated ad nauseam. Why? It completely reduced that part of the evening to the gutter and took away any feeling of an enjoyable learning experience. That word has no place whatsoever in such a show (supposedly for a family audience) - for presenters and speakers to use it demeans their contributions and alienates those of us who see no point in that sort of language; for the singer to base a "song" on the f-word was disgraceful and disgusting. He should be removed from the show forthwith. If he continues I would advise people to make their feelings known by walking out of his set.
Brian Cox and Simon Singh were the only participants who retained their dignity and credibility. Their contributions fortunately made the evening worthwhile. However, it was the obscenity, and the idiotic Minchin, that almost ruined everything.
Both Goldacre and Ince then ruined their contributions by uttering gratuitous obscenities (the F- word) for no justifiable reason. Then the musician Tim Minchin, having sung some cleverly constructed songs on a science theme, incredibly decided to sing a "song" consisting of the f- word repeated ad nauseam. Why? It completely reduced that part of the evening to the gutter and took away any feeling of an enjoyable learning experience. That word has no place whatsoever in such a show (supposedly for a family audience) - for presenters and speakers to use it demeans their contributions and alienates those of us who see no point in that sort of language; for the singer to base a "song" on the f-word was disgraceful and disgusting. He should be removed from the show forthwith. If he continues I would advise people to make their feelings known by walking out of his set.
Brian Cox and Simon Singh were the only participants who retained their dignity and credibility. Their contributions fortunately made the evening worthwhile. However, it was the obscenity, and the idiotic Minchin, that almost ruined everything.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Simon Singh's illustrations of cyphers and debunking of certain codes. @
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Review 15 for Uncaged Monkeys
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Posted 09/12/2011
by AliW123
It was totally fantastic!!!!! perfect balance of science and comedy
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
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Review 16 for Uncaged Monkeys
The return of Professor Pointy
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The hidden predictions in Moby Dick @
Posted 09/12/2011
by H2SO4
There were two gigs in Manchester Wed night. Not sure how well attended the Kasabian one at the MEN was, but the Uncaged Monkeys one at the Apollo was packed.
Their line-up for the night was:
Robin Ince (vocals)
Simon Singh (vocals)
Helen Arney (vocals + ukulele)
Ben Goldacre (vocals)
Tim Minchin (vocals + piano/guitar)
Adam Rutherford (vocals)
Brian Cox (vocals + piano)
Simon Singh (vocals)
Helen Arney (vocals + ukulele)
Ben Goldacre (vocals)
Tim Minchin (vocals + piano/guitar)
Adam Rutherford (vocals)
Brian Cox (vocals + piano)
Great songs; Great jokes; Great Science
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The hidden predictions in Moby Dick @
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Review 17 for Uncaged Monkeys
Absolutely mindblowing.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The collaborations between Cox and Minchin! @
Posted 09/12/2011
by rocknrollnerd94
Location:Southport
This is one of the best shows I've ever seen. The mix of science, comedy and music was beautiful, and even though it was only the 2nd night it had been performed, it felt like an act which had been together for years. Not one act fell short, it was fascinating and I feared I wouldn't be intelligent enough to understand it, but it was the perfect level for everyone. Having Professor Brian Cox show the very diagram of photosynthesis from my A-level textbook was beautiful! Robin Ince was hilarious and I'm glad we saw a lot of him. Dr Ben Goldacre's presentation was very revealing, Adam Rutherford's was astounding, Helen Arney's was brilliant and Simon Singh provided the perfect mix of humour and knowledge. Tim Minchin was just perfect and his songs were breath-taking. I am overjoyed that something like this exists: essentially a nerd get-together, where we're all on the same page.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: The collaborations between Cox and Minchin! @
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Review 18 for Uncaged Monkeys
Amazing
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Posted 09/12/2011
by mel48
Location:cheshire
It's incredible what an open mind and an empirical evidence based outlook can do.
What a refreshingly high brow and funny show.
What a refreshingly high brow and funny show.
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
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Review 19 for Uncaged Monkeys
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- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
Posted 09/12/2011
by EmRay
Location:Ormskirk
An unforgettable night of comedy and science! Tim Minchin had me crying with laughter! Would recommend to anyone who has ever expressed an interest in science, very accessible, VERY funny and overall perfect night!
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- Manchester @
- Wed 7 Dec 2011 @
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Review 20 for Uncaged Monkeys
Uncaged Monkeys
O2 Apollo Manchester @
- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin with Brian Cox @
Posted 09/12/2011
by LeaLoo
Location:Nantwich
An amazing night! Comedy and science - genius :) I loved Tim Minchin at the end and it was great to see Brian back at the piano.
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- Manchester @
- Tue 6 Dec 2011 @
Favourite moment: Tim Minchin with Brian Cox @
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