Just before the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe, I was fairly close to chucking comedy in altogether. This was a recurring feeling throughout my time in Manchester. I wasn’t doing enough gigs,…
Tag: Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2016
Originally, I wasn’t going to perform at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. It was the year I’d relocated with the day job from London to Manchester and I’d promised colleagues that…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2015
With three days left of August, I still have five more years of Fringes to cover. August this year has actually been pretty busy, not by my usual standards; but…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2014
I originally didn’t want to return to the Kilderkin in 2014. After a tough 2013 and the struggle to get an audience due to it being a fair walk from…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2013
As far as my years performing comedy go, 2013 was quite possibly my favourite. I was doing lots of gigs, writing regularly, and experimenting with ideas. But it was running…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2012
I very nearly didn’t go to Edinburgh Fringe in 2012. I’d applied in plenty of time for a venue, but didn’t hear anything back until very late in the day.…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2011
Having gone to Edinburgh Fringe got a couple of weeks in 2010 to do various five minute spots, I thought I knew what to expect for when I returned in…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2010
It’s August and for the first year since 2009, I won’t be in Edinburgh for the Fringe. What I’m going to write about instead on here is the memories of…
Lockdown diaries – Volume one
I am ten days into my quarantine after returning to the UK. So far, I don’t seem to have any noticeable symptoms of Covid-19. But I’m not counting my chickens…
NZ Fringe 2020 – Show four
Audience numbers for last night’s show thankfully picked up a bit. And while hundreds of people were lining the streets with the Wellington Pride parade, I managed to get around…