Comedy

Dr Phil Hammond: Happy Birthday, NHS?

Date: Sunday, Nov 18 2018
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Redgrave Theatre

“One of the most entertainingly subversive people on the planet.” The Guardian

“Nye Bevan’s beautiful baby is 70 this year, but will she make a ton? A decade of austerity with a Brexit cherry on top has brought her to her knees. Do we just keep doing what we’re doing, or is it time for a radical rethink?

“We claim to love the NHS but then systematically abuse her by abusing ourselves. And nobody likes picking up the bill. Dr Phil Hammond looks back to the start of the NHS and forward to the future. Can we still afford universal high-quality care for all?

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“Will technology save us, bankrupt us or kill us? A Fitbit that keeps you fit or scares you senseless with continuous real-time cancer mutation monitoring. And will iPads ever be able to wipe arses? Come celebrate the NHS and laugh all your worries away. Or vice versa. Batteries not included.”

“If Dr Phil were a medicine, you should swig him by the litre” The Times

Nov 18, Redgrave Theatre, 8pm, £17. For more info, visit www.thecomedybox.co.uk/site/301.asp?catID=1700

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By steve wright, Wednesday, Mar 21 2018

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