-It's been carnage, it's not well.
-Oh, she's not well, I don't think she's going to last.
-I've got pieces of paper to prove it.
-So, have you had a lovely time in the Nottingham?
-I've had a gorgeous time.
It's like a little reunion, I've had a wonderful time.
-Because you used to be here, didn't you?
-Yes, I used to live in Nottingham.
So it's a nice like homecoming moment.
-Hello, it's me, Cheddar Gorgeous,
at another Netflix I Like To Watch live event
here at the New Foresters bar in Nottingham,
home of Robin Hood, famous man in tights.
I do like a man in tights.
In fact, I've been called one from time to time.
Today, we're going to be watching Netflix's movie
'Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga'.
-Now it's time for us to have a fantastic night,
here in Nottingham in this gorgeous venue.
We are here for the Netflix's I Like To Watch.
And please, can we welcome to the stage
two of the most divine,
sumptuous and delicious beings in existence. It is
The Vivienne and Tia Kofi, please give it up!
[crowd cheering]
-And we're here with the lovely Brent Would,
how are you doing, Brent?
-Oh, I'm absolutely beautiful.
Being with you is an absolute dream
and seeing all of
these people here
liking to watch, because I Like To Watch
is an absolute scream.
-I didn't understand any of that, so I'm going
to ask another question.
Are you enjoying being in Nottingham?
-I absolutely am.
Robin Hood prince of thieves,
I'll tell you what, I'll steal a heart or two oi oi.
-I'm not sure whether I feel threatened or turned on.
Possibly a little bit of both.
Why do you think
these venues are so important to keep going?
-Well look, at the end of
the day, I remember being a young man
myself, and I wanted to find comunity. Community?!
-That's the one.
-Comunity like basically where a community mutinies.
But I wanted to find community and being
in places like this
and being able to be my authentic self,
kiss, touch, obviously with consent,
because consent is sexy,
thank you very much everyone watching at home.
That is exactly what I was looking for.
And it's really important that community venues do
open up and stay open because they allow
little queer folk to be able to find people
like themselves.
-Is anyone a Eurovision fan?
[crowd cheers] -Yes.
-Now, I'm not going to say the movie's shite,
but I can't bear Eurovision.
[crowd laughs and boos] -Boo!
Does anyone actually like Eurovision?
[crowd: Yes!] -Yes, absolutely.
-This is going to be me all through tonight.
[crowd laughs]
Tia's going to sat here like uh uh.
[crowd laughs]
-I love a bit of Eurovision.
Have you never watched it?
-I watched it once, only because I
liked, you know Lordi?
They won for Finland, didn't they? They were
the first gig I ever watched.
And I had a ciggie with Mr Lordi.
At the end of the day, it was a very nice experience as well.
I was about 13 years old.
-Is that his government name, Mr Lordi?
-Mr Lordi for tax reasons. Tax deductible.
So, we're going to be watching that this evening
and we're going to be taking the piss
all the way through it.
You can watch it or you can sit on Grindr.
It's up to you, I don't care, we get paid either way.
-I'll be on Grindr, thank you.
[crowd laughs]
-Are you on Grindr?
-Yes!
-Has anyone ever come across this on Grindr?
-I hope someone can comes across this later babe.
It’s why I’m here.
[crowd laughs]
-And we've got lots of shots
on our way I'm sure, because the tray is empty, so
[crowd laughs]
If you could replenish the shot tray
that would be lovely, I'll sort you out at the end.
[crowd laughs]
And I think we can start
the movie. Are we all ready for, what's it called?
Oh, 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'.
[crowd cheers]
-Hello, darlings.
How are you doing?
-Lovely. Lovely to meet you. -Hi, nice to meet you.
-Are you having a pleasant evening?
-I’m having a wonderful evening.
Thank you very much.
-What has been your favourite part so far?
-Funnily enough, catching up with Tia Kofi,
because we've actually known Tia for about 12 years.
-We went to uni with Tia when she was a philosophy.
-Yes. -Oh, well,
we're all a little community here, aren't we?
Why is it so important
to keep these little venues alive?
Nottingham especially seems to not have very many spaces like this.
So, this is a really important venue,
and particularly because they've
got their lovely pink plaque on the outside.
They're commemorated as a historical venue.
-Oh, everybody loves a pink plaque.
-Welcome to the stage your gorgeous performer
from Nottingham here tonight it's Jade Amay.
[crowd cheers]
-We've had a wild night here
at the New Foresters, haven't we, dears?
-It's been carnage, it's not well.
-Oh, she's not well. -Not a bit well. -I don’t think she’s going to last.
-I've got pieces of paper to prove it.
-So, have you had a lovely time in the Nottingham?
-I've had a gorgeous time.
It's like a little reunion, I've had a wonderful time.
-Because you used to be here, didn't you?
-Yes, I used to live in Nottingham,
so it's a nice, like, homecoming moment.
-So, girls, why do we think it's
really important to come here and inflict carnage
on these amazingly wonderful small local queer venues?
-Do you know what,
when we first created I Like To Watch with Netflix,
the pandemic happened
and we got offered the opportunity to take
this show live on tour.
And we could have taken it to huge venues.
You know, venues that,
you know, every venue across the UK has suffered,
but some more than others, definitely.
And smaller venues like the New Foresters,
like Sundowners in Margate,
they suffered a little bit
more, you know, than other huge venues.
Who've got, like, huge corporations behind them.
We could have gone anywhere,
but we came here to the New Foresters in Nottingham.
Hope everyone has had a brilliant time.
-Oh, I'm back with the landlady.
It's the end of the night. How are you doing, Debbie?
-Absolutely amazing.
The support that we've
had from Nottingham has been brilliant.
-Do you feel like it will have a benefit to the bar?
And what kind of benefit
do you think it might have to the bar?
-I actually think it's going to give us
a lot of publicity and people going to know little bars
that would do just more than just put on music
that we're going to dance to.
We actually care for the community.
So, hopefully all these bars
that have taken part in
this will actually like get all the
support in the future.
-How did you first come to know the pub?
-Well, when I first came out
when I was 18, I was actually brought here
with the Lesbian & Gay Switchboard.
-They brought you to a bar?
-They brought me to a bar, yes.
The first gay bar I ever came in was actually here,
and it was actually
mainly dominated by lesbians in those days.
-And what was that like walking into those doors?
-It was it was very scary because it was the unknown,
because you feel like
an alien in the first place
and you walk into a place and
you don't know these people.
So, they got the confidence and you got no confidence.
And then all of a sudden
you walk into this place and then, but
they took you under your wing and they supported you.
And I learned an awful lot from these mature people
who showed me the ropes, not literally.
-Well, maybe literally as well.
But thank you so much for continuing the tradition
of the good old fashioned queer British pub.
We do love that.
Oh, what a night.
It's going crazy in there right now.
I think they're going to be going to the early hours.
I've been Cheddar Gorgeous and I've had a lovely time.
You can, of course, watch the Eurovision
movie over on Netflix now.
And don't forget to go
and give my drag sisters Tia Kofi and The Vivienne
some love on their YouTube show, I Like To Watch.
I'm off to bed now though,
probably to put a bit of Netflix on. Mwah.