Richard Tyrone Jones is a poet, comic, raconteur, writer and host-for-hire living in London whose material relies on pseudo-science, sophistry, urban myth, random cruelty, equal-opportunities misanthropy and sometimes the odd relentless barrage of filth. Richard is Organiser of the Arts-Council funded and regularly Time Out recommended 'Utter!', with its raucous mix of comedy, poetry, storytelling, music and Ajar mic contest. 'Utter!' erupts on the last Wednesday of the month at the historic Salisbury Pub on Green Lanes, N4 1JX in between Manor House and Turnpike Lane tube stations, London.
Richard also performs as his alter-egos, 55-year-old alcoholic anarchist Punk Poet 'RITCHIE SCURVEY', foul-mouthed Pam Ayres tribute act 'PAM SWEARS' and was once a member of FAT FAT POPE, an avant-garde comedy group described by the Observer as 'god's gift to comedy' and as 'wanky, self-important brats' by The Independent.
Richard regularly runs writing workshops for the 'Utter!' writing group, which takes place most Saturdays from 11am-1pm in Wood Green library's Community Room. He is happy to run these in any setting and with any kind of group.
For more info, bookings or to get a slot at Utter!s ajar mic contest, phone Richard on 07912*539*098 or email him on [email protected] (But without the BRITISHNAVY, which was put there to stop pirates from stealing valuables such as his email address.)
"manic and offbeat poems that contain more layers than are immediately apparent, and poems that are just plain manic and offbeat. Can take the piss out of himself as well as he can take it out of everything else, including you. Ha!" - Niall O' Sullivan, host of The Cellar and Poetry Unplugged at the Poetry Cafe, London
"five star performance" - Ham & High on Ritchie Scurvey
"Richard Tyrone Jones bridges the page-stage divide - and dumps on both" – Tim Wells
"Excellent ginger jokes...if such a thing can be said to exist" - Plan B magazine
"Top concept wonderfully carried out" - Paul Lyalls, host of Express Excess
"Wicked, fucking mental" - Phil Cornwell on Ritchie Scurvey. He might have been on the bugle though