In a ridiculous turn of events, my show was again full to capacity yesterday and I had to turn an almost entire audience away. This being my fourth year at…
Author: Alex Love
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 – Day 1
For my first show of this year’s Fringe, something unprecedented happened. I had to turn at least 30 people away from my show as there wasn’t enough room. I was…
Let the madness commence
The only things you can really guarantee in a month at Edinburgh Fringe is that it will rain some point and you’ll find yourself hating drama students, you’ll also get…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way… in zone 2
This weekend, I had the Star Wars Secret Cinema to look forward to. Unlike the Back to the Future one, I was actually going to get dressed up in a…
Two more previews done, two to go
I have done another two previews of my show and the material is coming together fairly nicely. Unfortunately, the quiz is currently miles away from where it needs to be.…
First preview for 2015 done
I had my first preview last night of How To Win A Pub Quiz II: Advanced Edition. As I am out of practice with the format, there was a lot…
That elusive 20
If you get paid sets at comedy clubs, they are generally at least 20 minutes long. However, it is very difficult to get your 20 minutes honed if you are…
Organisation
In less than two months, I will be performing in Edinburgh and it is safe to say that I am much less organised than I was last year. This time…
From downing to Downing Street
This week, I tried out my idea of downing a pint of beer and then a pint of Guinness as an allegory of films and their similar, but darker sequels.…
A paid gig
I got recognised last night by a table of people in a pub who had been quoting my material, which resulted in paid work. I have made this sound much…