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4 ****s and a Piano (Dave Wickendon, David Roper, Ian Parkin and Stephen de Martin) has become the nation’s favourite house band thanks to the hugely popular BAFTA and Comedy Award Winning, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on BBC1. Now you can catch them as they return to the Camberley Theatre due to popular demand on Wednesday 30th March at 8pm in their new show “Smoke and Mirrorballs”.
Dave, David, Ian and Stephen – 4 ****s and a Piano – music and comedy in their own irreverent style

I was lucky enough to speak to Dave Wickenden as he and the boys were together rehearsing their show for the Edinburgh Fringe later this year.  Dave describes “Smoke and Mirrorballs” as a “riotous show”, which contains a lot of original material – look out for the Bollywood sketch otherwise described as Bollywooden!!  - and is made up of observational and physical comedy, dancing, audience participation and a couple of well known covers to get everyone enjoying themselves. In this brilliant new show, Stephen, Dave, David and Ian tear it up with double helpings of frisky footwork and musical madness.

Since bursting onto our screens in 2001, the boys have provided musical introductions for many of the world’s biggest stars and have sung with Jimmy Osmond,  Mark Ronson, Neil Diamondand Abba’s Benny Andersson. I asked Dave about the time they met Benny Andersson (I am a fan!) and he said that is was one of those magical moments and Stephen could barely contain himself! Jonathan Ross said that for 10 minutes they were all members of Abba as they joined Benny Andersson in singing “Dancing Queen”.  Among David’s highlights from the Jonathan Ross years were working with David Bowie, Barbra Streisand and Smokey Robinson.
As well as “Smoke and Mirrorballs” they are currently rehearsing a potted Swan Lake for the Edinburgh fringe.  It will be their fourth time at Edinburgh and this time they will be spoof ing Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake  - it will be called “Bourne Free” – and are looking forward to the amazing buzz that Edinburgh is all about.
In the meantime, after three sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival, a successful 60 date UK tour and 9 glorious years as Jonathan Ross’ House Band, the fabulous foursome are raring to go once more, and are delighted to present their Edinburgh smash “Smoke and Mirrorballs” to their Camberley audience, because in Dave’s words “the response from the audience to a live performance just can’t be beaten!”

So come along and see the boys sizzle with their popular brand of irreverent humour together with lush harmonies in “Smoke and Mirrorballs” on Wednesday evening. The 4 ****s are guaranteed to be fun and outrageous but rarely in the best possible taste!

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Bollywood’s obsession with the Latin American pop star Shakira is growing by the day. Earlier the tinsel town divas like Kareena Kapoor in a ‘Golmaal3’song and Katrina Kaif in a saucy track of ‘Tees Maar Khan’, were seen trying to weave the magic of this ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer in Bollywood style. Now the news is pouring out that the Badshaah of B-Town Shahrukh Khan will be seen with the pop sensation Shakira in a music video for his team Kolkata Knight Riders. The song will be composed by Salim-Sulaiman and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
The video of the song will be shot once Shahrukh wraps up the shooting of Farhan Akhtar film ‘Don 2’. Last year, Shahrukh Khan got an opportunity to meet the Waka Waka singer during the World Cup soccer final in South Africa and has been in awe of the singing star since then.
King Khan is truly making a cut in the global arena. He is all set to test new waters in the Hollywood film industry. He will be joining hands with the golden boy of Hollywood Leonardo Di Caprio in the legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s next venture. Apart from working with Leo he has also managed to lock in Akon to shoot a special song for his most ambitious project ‘Ra.One’.

Shahrukh Khan and his family were smitten by pop singer Shakira’s friendly gesture. Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan and two children Aryan and Suhana got to meet pop sensation Shakira (more…)