Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of The Fringe (as Barry from Watford): Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, 2013
Always Be Comedy: The Tommyfield pub, Kennington, London, 2018
The All-New Angelos & Barry Podcast Live: The London Podcast Festival, Kings Place, Kings Cross, London, 2023
Barry From Watford: Shooting From The (New) Hip: Leicester Square Theatre, London, 2025
Comic actor Alex Lowe’s creation Barry from Watford appeared at Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe in 2013. Barry is an 85-year-old London with bad false teeth and a filthy mouth.
Lowe also appeared as Barry in March 2018 at Always Be Comedy. Staggering onto the stage fully made up with prosthetics, Lowe transformed himself into an old man with a very funny line in smut and innuendo.
The delivery of the sexually suggestive lines that finished off every story made for an utterly inspired routine. I had seen Barry on stage before some years ago but I cannot remember him being this memorably funny and I was weeping with laughter throughout the routine. Indeed Lowe (who I believe to be one of the funniest character actors of his generation) shook my hand whilst I was queueing for the show, grinned at me and told me that we were in line for some fun tonight. Indeed, we were and as a result he deserved a standing ovation from me and another handshake.
It was joyous to watch The All-New Anglos & Barry Podcast Live at the London Podcast Festival in September 2023. Chatting about everything from politics to world events to celebrities with inspired and hysterically funny distasteful and meaningless ramblings, Angelos Eithemiou and Barry from Watford, the two character-comedians performed the award-winning podcast live to an enthralled and excited audience.
In May 2025, I went to see Barry From Watford’s new tour, Shooting From The (New) Hip, at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. A hilarious no-holds barred hour of hysterically funny banter with Barry as the amazing character was in total command of his audience.
Barry, like Lowe’s other great creation, Clinton Baptiste is a class act and is very highly recommended.