When I first came up with the idea of How To Win A Pub Quiz, my aim was to get double figure audiences every day at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe.…
Tag: Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe 2018 – Days 21-23
With two shows cancelled for Stop the Press on the bounce due to having two in for audience and then a day off, I was going to pull a third.…
Edinburgh Fringe 2018 – Days 14-20
This week, Fringe fatigue has properly hit me. Fortunately, I foresaw this months ago and had already booked a day off from both my shows today. However, I’ve now also…
Edinburgh Fringe 2018 – Days 6-13
On Monday, I had a much-needed day off from both of my shows. HTWAPQ continues to be a delight and is sold-out nearly every day, with Stop the Press proving…
Edinburgh Fringe 2018 – Days 4-5
Five shows into HTWAPQ and all is well. Every show is either selling out or getting damn close and the audiences have all been superb. But you don’t want to…
Edinburgh Fringe 2018: Days 1-3
Edinburgh Fringe 2018 is now underway and I am going to avoid using the obvious pun of saying it’s been A Mixed Bag so far, because it’s actually been pretty…
Out of time
There are now no more previews. The next time I perform both of my shows will be in Edinburgh and the Fringe will have started. I was meant to have…
The Fringe ever-nears
I had my first show in 2018 for How To Win A Pub Quiz. It was in Oxford and I managed to get a decent sized crowd. It’s a different…
Three more previews
Since I last wrote an entry on here, I have done a further three previews for my new show. There is still much work that needs doing before it’s ready…
Grafting
This year, I am prioritising getting new material honed over paid gigs. It’s just as well, because otherwise driving a 175-mile round trip to Birmingham on Friday night for what…