The Funjabis 'Lovin a Sorna Gora'                    (Lovin' a nice white boy)

Having watched and enjoyed ‘Goodness gracious me’ on television I decided to go and see the Funjabis.  Britain’s only live Asian comedy group, Mamta Anand, Shelley Chopra, Soddy Singh Kahlon and Tony Singh with token white performer David Capstick.

Their introduction to Edinburgh is a show called ‘Lovin’ a Sorna Gora (loving a nice white boy).  The night I was in to see the show the small audience of about 20 were not giving the performers much feedback and this seemed to dampen their spirits.  I am sure that if the audience reaction is greater the performance is also lifted.  This is not to say it was a poor performance just that it could have been more vibrant.

Camal the fifth daughter of Mucky Sing wants a traditional arranged marriage, but this would cost Mucky a fortune.  He sets about finding her the cheapest option, almost begging her to get a boyfriend, get pregnant then get married.  Camal meets a white boy and falls in love, initially incensed about this, Mucky finds out the white boy is very rich and suddenly changes his mind.  The plot takes many twists and turns until the happy ending.

It was an interesting sample of another genre of performance.

August 11 to August 17