Last night I had a gig that was a heat in a competition. Now, as regular readers will know, I have an appalling track-record in competitions and go into comedic…
Author: Alex Love
Rust subsiding
This week, I had two more gigs on consecutive nights as I attempt to rebuild my energy levels from Fringe-lag. And after last week’s first two disappointing Fringe gigs, the…
Still rusty
My stumbling post-Edinburgh comeback trail continued on Thursday with one of the more prestigious gigs on the London new act circuit that I had hoped to do well at. All…
Back in the game
After a two-and-a-half week break, I returned to the stage last night for the first time since completing my Edinburgh run. It was a bit of a rush and felt…
The Edinburgh Fringe 2012 that was
Edinburgh Fringe is over for another year and I am now acclimatising to the real word. In past experience, the end of the Fringe is always a bit of an…
Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Day 23
Yesterday, I had two shows left of my 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, and after the first one I thought I would be heading home on a low and needing several packets…
Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Day 22
The finishing line is in sight and my Edinburgh 2012 run is nearly at an end. I am now just trying to find the will and the energy to get…
Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Day 21
Yesterday was a good day for both shows, particularly my earlier show. We had seven people in, but it was a wonderful anomaly of a gig. I was on first…
Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Day 20
Both of my shows went ahead yesterday. For the 6.20pm show with Gwilum, we managed to get six people. At one point, we reached the dizzy heights of eight people…
Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Day 19
Well, it had to happen at some point. At an Edinburgh Fringe with widespread low audience turnouts this year, my 6.20pm show succumbed to this trend and had to be…