The Velvet Penguins

The Velvet Penguins are the musical comedy duo whose mischievous lyrics 10 Downing Street tried to censor… Until they had the PM dancing!

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Highlights
Highly-experienced London-based act
Performance schedule can be flexible to suit your event
Trio option available

About

Unlikely love-children of the Footlights and college choirs, this classically-trained duo write and perform ‘face-achingly funny' songs, backed by sizzling jazz piano. Troubadours for the Twitter age, they have featured several times on BBC Radio - and were selected for BBC Radio 4 Extra Comedy Club’s Pick of The Year.

From Berkeley Square to Barbados, Piccadilly to Portofino, they are fast becoming the toast of the most marvellous parties around the world.

"Wonderful...marvellous...excellent" - Stephen Fry on The Velvet Penguins

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Repertoire

First Set (15 minutes, pre-pudding)

La Donna E Mobile
Our millennial-friendly translation of the opera classic
Just One Drink?
A highly relatable cautionary tale of midweek drinking
Food, Laborious Food!

Second Set (15 minutes, post-pudding)

Salisbury
A Russian folk song about a certain ‘wonderful town’
Air: on a G-String
Our setting to words of J. S. Bach’s masterpiece
Pourquoi le Brexît?
Jean-Claude Juncker & Michel Barnier duet to ‘My Way'

Line-Up

Duo - 2 x vocals, piano (standard)
Trio - 2 x vocals, piano, double bass, drums

3 Reviews

Top reviews

Diane Paxman

Event: Birthday Party
Location: Hampshire

5/5

Thank you for Saturday... Everyone thought you were fabulous!

Event: Private Party
Location: London

5/5

The Velvet Penguins were great fun - very talented and extremely nice. They were a great addition to our party.

Catherine Burgess

Event: Birthday Party
Location: Cambridgeshire

5/5

The Velvet Penguins are superb musicians and entertaining performers. Their voices blend seamlessly together, enabling them to cover any track with ease. Their natural rapport, both with each other and their audience, is hugely endearing. Their real talent lies in their gently satirical re-writing of lyrics to well-known songs. These pieces showcase their style – a harmonious blend of intelligent wit and innate musicality, performed with elegance and irreverence. This combination makes them a fantastic addition to any party. They are talented, charming and reliable – I would highly recommend them.

Pricing

We give you a bespoke price based on the exact location of your event. The pricing below is based on a central location for your area so you have an idea of what your price will be. The exact price will be given in the booking process after you’ve provided the location details.

East

Cambridgeshire £3,720
Norfolk £3,720
Norwich £3,720
Suffolk £3,720

East Midlands

Derbyshire £3,720
Leicestershire £3,720
Lincolnshire £3,720
Northamptonshire £3,720
Nottinghamshire £3,720
Rutland £3,720

Foreign Locations

Europe £4,340
Rest of the world £4,960

North East

Durham £3,720
East Yorkshire £3,720
Leeds £3,720
North Yorkshire £3,720
Northumberland £3,720
South Yorkshire £3,720
Tyne and Wear £3,720
West Yorkshire £3,720
Yorkshire £3,720

North West

Cheshire £3,720
Cumbria £3,720
Lancashire £3,720
Liverpool £3,720
Manchester £3,720
Merseyside £3,720

Scotland

Aberdeen £3,720
Ayrshire £3,720
Dumfriesshire £3,720
Dundee £3,720
East Lothian £3,720
Edinburgh £3,720
Fife £3,720
Glasgow £3,720
Inverness £3,720
Lanarkshire £3,720
Midlothian £3,720
Perth £3,720
Stirlingshire £3,720
Sutherland £3,720
West Lothian £3,720

South East

Bedfordshire £3,720
Berkshire £3,720
Buckinghamshire £3,720
East Sussex £3,720
Essex £3,720
Hampshire £3,720
Hertfordshire £3,720
Isle of Wight £3,720
Kent £3,720
London £3,720
Middlesex £3,720
Oxfordshire £3,720
Surrey £3,720
Sussex £3,720
West Sussex £3,720

South West

Bath £3,720
Bristol £3,720
Bristol £3,720
Cornwall £3,720
Devon £3,720
Dorset £3,720
Somerset £3,720
Wiltshire £3,720

Wales

Anglesey £3,720
Brecon £3,720
Caernarvonshire £3,720
Cardiff £3,720
Cardigan £3,720
Carmarthen £3,720
Denbigh £3,720
Flint £3,720
Glamorgan £3,720
Monmouth £3,720
Pembroke £3,720
Wrexham £3,720

West Midlands

Birmingham £3,720
Cotswolds £3,720
Gloucestershire £3,720
Herefordshire £3,720
Shropshire £3,720
Staffordshire £3,720
Warwickshire £3,720
Worcestershire £3,720

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FAQs

Do you offer extras such as DJ service, extra musicians etc?
As standard we offer a keyboardist. For an additional £750 we offer a double bassist and drummer for our 'trio' option.

Do you have your own PA and sound equipment?
From experience, it works best if you arrange for a sound technician to provide a piano/keyboard, 2 microphones, and a ‘PA’ / amplification system, and to control the levels during the performance. For smaller venues/audiences, amplification might not be necessary- this can be discussed; however, we can provide at an additional cost if necessary.