On Sunday, July 3, Dabbers Social Bingo finished its months-long hunt and crowned Brighton-based drag queen Crudi Dench their Next Top Bingo Caller 2022. Crudi won over the crowds by bringing a unique breath of fresh air and pure comedy to the role of bingo caller. Excitement, sass and entertainment is now on the menu!
Set in the heart of Houndsditch, Dabbers is where the ‘cool’ bingo kids go, and Crudi knows exactly how to entertain them.
Crudi is the drag persona of Matt Stallworthy. Originally from Liverpool, Matt started drag in York while at university. “Crudi’s vibe has definitely developed from the northern women that I was surrounded by growing up in Liverpool and met while in York”. While in York, he helped set up Haus of Dench, a group of drag performers creating spaces for LGBTQ+ creatives to showcase their talents, including the cult cabaret / club night Lip Sync Lollapalooza.
Performing as Crudi has led to many wonderful and peculiar experiences –from working with the Cheeky Girls and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Velour, to performing on top of the Matterhorn in Switzerland and being embroiled in a national TV scandal…
When not on stage, Matt works as a University Event Coordinator during the day, swapping wigs and heels for logistics and risk assessments. “Managing crowds at open days is definitely a different skill set from managing crowds at cabaret bars and comedy clubs! But with both I hope to leave guests happy and smiling”.
Matt has recently moved to Brighton following the tail end of the pandemic and has just finished a run of his show Drag Queens vs. Zombies during the Brighton Fringe. “Brighton is a great city for performing in and I’m very excited to be bringing my distinctively Northern flavour of drag to the South coast”.
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