This past week, I finally stumbled on the most successful and effective approach for comedy admin. And by comedy admin, I mean emailing or messaging promoters to book gigs. It…
Category: Comedy gigs
Gigging again
On Thursday, I performed a stand-up set for the first time in six months. In these Covid times, I have had a few long gaps between gigs. So, I almost…
A gig. An actual gig
I actually have a gig this week, making it my first gig of the year. Since I finished my run at NZ Fringe at the start of March 2020, my…
To not to Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe early bird deadline has passed and I have not put in a show application or even made any provisional enquiries. For those not in the know, the…
The two-year mark
This week marked two years since I arrived back from New Zealand. I had been travelling for more than 30 hours, then passed through through an eerily quiet Paddington Station…
To fringe or not to fringe?
A friend posted a picture of the proof for her Edinburgh show this week and it got me thinking about it. Do I want to go there? If I do,…
In an ideas world
I was chatting to my old comedy partner, aged 46, about what the future holds. He has no direct information on the future, despite what he may claim. He turned…
Too many projects, not enough focus
I have various things I want to write but have difficulty focusing on one project. As a result, very little ends up getting written. Or I do a bit on…
2022: what awaits?
At the start of every year, provided I remember, I like to write a post on here with my hopes and aims for the next 360-odd days. Part of the…
Farewell, 2021
The 12 months of 2021 has been another Covid year when everything has remained on-hold. I’ve spent time waiting for things to get back to something vaguely normal, only for…