This Review is from August 2025

Pub Grub is written and performed by poet Luke Wright. It’s a poetry recital presented as a music gig that thinks it’s a stand up show. Luke Wright is the people’s laureate, the Brit Pop poet the bastard child of John Cooper Clark and Stuart Lee.

Luke explains that it’s called Pub Grub because he had a really nice picture of him eating a sausage, and he wanted that as his poster. Also, the words Pub Grub said aloud, have a great ear drum kick. Pub Grub is what you say to cheer yourself up.

Every piece of poetry in this show was strong. Imagine a poem where all the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs start with the letter D. It was punchy and smart. Another poem recalling Luke’s time as a young man in Chelmsford was vivid and tender as he remembered his first love, his first proper friend.

Uplifting and satisfying. Luke Wright, Pub Grub is a treat for your ears.

A version of this review appears on Episode 6 of the On the Mic: Five a Day podcast.