Yesterday was the hottest day of the year, it was also when I had my fourth Edinburgh preview. It was in the second half of the night I run in…
Author: Alex Love
Two previews and a canal boat
This week, I have had two Edinburgh previews and both have been ideal preparation. By this, I mean I had small audiences. First up, I was in Balham as part…
Something had to go wrong somewhere
My Edinburgh Fringe preparations were all going just a little too well and I had a feeling that something would go wrong at some point. It happened this week, when…
Two months to go
I have almost exactly two months left until my Edinburgh show begins and I have not gigged at all this past week. This would ordinarily be a concern, and perhaps…
The first hour
I performed my first ever hour-long show on Sunday and was expecting it to go well, because it often is the way when you do something like this for the…
New ground approaching
Tomorrow, I will perform the preview of my first ever solo show. The thought of doing a solo show fills me with both excitement and dread, which are useful for…
Payment and returning to Norfolk
This past week, I have received the most money for performing comedy to date. And while it certainly isn’t enough to live on, it is nice to not be out…
Due Southcote Road
The title of this blog gets half of its name from the road I have lived for the last 20-odd months, the other half is from the 1990s Mountie-cop show.…
Goings-on
It has been about a month since I gave an update to my increasingly dwindling readership, so here is the latest. I am currently putting together my first hour show…
Trying stuff
This week, I have been trying out some totally new material at open mic gigs in London that were attended by handful of people. The beauty of doing gigs such…