Comic to serve pints... from a cherry-picker

Comic Eleanor Morton is to become a publican for the lockdown era.

The stand-up will be behind the bar set up on the platform of a  cherry-picker, which will then visit people working at home and serve pints direct to their upstairs windows.

It’s part of a promotion for Heineken’s 0.0 alcohol-free lager, which will visit four cities next month.

Morton will be travelling around Edinburgh on April 8 to carry out the so-called Wind0.0w Service.

In the sort of laboured quote you only ever read in press releases, the comic allegedly said: ‘A cherry picker on a bar delivering pints through people’s windows is something I would likely joke about happening in one of my comedy sketches, but it will become a reality as I find myself actually staffing this bar in my hometown. I’m very excited to bring this new service to people working from home, giving them a beer break they deserve after a tough year.’

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be doing the same duties in London on April 1, Phil Etheridge of band The Twang in  Birmingham on April 6 and  Drag Race star Divina de Campoin Manchester on April 7.

Here’s the promotional video:

To enter a ballot to for a window delivery, visit wind00wservice.com. 

Published: 11 Mar 2021